Green Roof Working Committee

The Green Roof Working Committee (GRWC) was formed to follow up on the focus group discussion from the October 25, 2007 Green Roof Market Development Symposium, sponsored by the City of Omaha and Douglas County and provided by Green Roofs for Healthy Cities.  The overall goal of the GRWC is to incorporate more green roofs in the metropolitan Omaha area.  Green roofs are just one of the Low Impact Development (LID) tools that can be used to mimic natural hydrology in the urban environment and minimize the negative impacts of stormwater runoff.

The GRWC met throughout 2008 to follow up on the various aspects of green roof development that were identified at the Symposium.  Six subcommittees developed recommendations that were compiled in a technical memorandum.  The GRWC now meets on a quarterly basis to discuss the implementation of the technical memorandum recommendations.

Green Roof Presentation


GET INVOLVED!

The Green Roof Working Committee is looking for a wide variety of people interested in working on the development of green roofs in the Omaha metro. Roofers, builders, architects, planners, neighborhood representatives … regular citizens just like you…we’d like you to be involved.

Interested?

Contact:
Kent Holm
Douglas County Environmental Services
3015 Menke Circle
Omaha, NE 68134
402-444-6362

Green Roof Photos


Meeting Summary - 2009:
March
November

Meeting Summary - 2008:
February 28
March 27
April 24
May 22
July 24
September 26
October 23

Subcommittee Work Plans:
Building code
Design Manual
Education - Outreach
Appraisal - Finance