Publications


 

BCIT Publications

Connelly, M. 2003. The BCIT Green Roof Research Facility. The Green Roof Infrastructure Monitor 5(3): 14 [PDF 1MB]. Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, Toronto, ON.

Connelly, M. Fall 2004. New west coast green roof research facility launched. The Green Roof Infrastructure Monitor 6(1): 1, 10 [PDF 2MB]. Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, Toronto, ON.

Connelly, M. and K. Lui. 2005. Green roof research in British Columbia - An overview [PDF 1MB]. In: Proceedings 3rd Annual Greening Rooftops for Sustainable Communities Conference, Awards & Trade Show, Washington, DC. The Cardinal Group, Toronto.

Connelly, M., K. Liu and J. Schaub. Sept. 2006. Report to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation: BCIT Green Roof Research Program Phase I [PDF 3MB], Summary of Data Analysis, Observation Period: Jan. 1, 2005 to Dec. 31, 2005.

Connelly, M. and M. Hodgson. 2008. Sound transmission loss of green roofs [PDF 210KB]. In: Proceedings 6th Annual Greening Rooftops for Sustainable Communities Conference, Awards and Trade Show. Baltimore, MD. Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, Toronto.

Liu, K. Fall 2006. British Columbia Institute of Technology's Green Roof Activities - An Update. The Green Roof Infrastructure Monitor 8(1): 41 [PDF 700KB]. Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, Toronto, ON.

Thuring, C.E. Spring 2007. Living roofs of the Pacific Northwest. Menziesia [PDF 2MB]. Native Plant Society of British Columbia. Vancouver, B.C.

Thuring, C.E. Fall 2007. Just add water: Wetland green roofs for enhanced performance [PDF 1.5MB]. The Green Roof Infrastructure Monitor 9(2): 6-9. Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, Toronto, ON.

 

Posters

Connelly, M. and K. Liu. 2006. Extensive Green Roof Performance in the BC Rainforest [PDF 7MB]. Presented at the 3rd Annual Greening Rooftops for Sustainable Communities Conference, Awards and Trade Show, Washington, DC.

 

Books

Apostal, D. and M. Sinclair. 2006. Restoring the Pacific Northwest: The Art and Science of Ecological Restoration in Cascadia. Island Press.

Dunnett, N. and N. Kingsbury. 2004. Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls. Timber Press. Portland, OR

Dunnett, N. and A. Clayden. 2007. Rain gardens: Managing water sustainably in the garden and designed landscape. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Earth Pledge. 2005. Green Roofs: Ecological Design & Construction. Schiffer Books, England.

Garry Oak Ecosystems Recovery Team. 2007. Garry Oak Gardeners Handbook: Nurturing Native Plant Habitat in Garry Oak Communities.

Hough, M. 2004. Cities and Natural Processes: A Basis for Sustainability. 2nd ed. Routledge.

Kolb, W. and T. Schwarz. 1999. Dachbegrünung: Intensiv und extensiv. Ulmer Verlag. Stuttgart, Germany.

Larson, D., et al. 2000. Cliff Ecology: Patter and Process in Cliff Ecosystems. Cambridge University Press.

Larson, D. (ed). 2004. The Urban Cliff Revolution: New Findings on the Origins and Evolution of Human Habitats. Fitzhenry and Whiteside.

McDonough, W. and P. Braungart. 2002. Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the way we make things. McDonough and Braungart. North Point Press, New York.

Osmundson, T. 1999. Roof Gardens: History, Design and Construction. W.W. Norton & Company, New York.

Peck, S. 2007. Award-Winning Green Roof Designs. Schiffer Publishing.

Pojar, J. and A. MacKinnon. 1994. Plants of Coastal British Columbia. BC Ministry of Forests and Lone Pine Publishing.

Santamouris, M. (ed). 2006. Environmental Design of Urban Buildings: An Integrated Approach. Earthscan.

Snodgrass, E C. and L.L. Snodgrass. 2006. Green Roof Plants. Timber Press. Portland, OR.

Thompson, W. and K. Sorvig. 2000. Sustainable Landscape Construction: A Guide to Green Building Outdoors. Island Press Washington D.C.

Werthmann, C. 2007. Green Roof - A Case Study: Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates' design for the headquarters of the American Society of Landscape Architects. Princeton Architectural Press. New York, NY.

 

On-line Publications

Urban Habitats. Dec. 2006. Special Feature: Green Roofs and Biodiversity. (vol. 4)

Bibliography of Green Roof Articles in English. 2006. Green Roof for Healthy Cities Research Committee.