Linda Velazquez Editor & Publisher ASLA, LEED™ AP, GRP

Hello greenroof and greenwall professionals,

As the summer ends and school has started again here in the northern hemisphere, we hope you have had the opportunity to get outside and spend quality time with family and friends! We've done that as well as geared up for September and beyond!

I'm honored to have been interviewed in Spain's #1 newspaper, El País, by Isabel de Felipe ~ Isabel is Professor Ad Honorem Polytechnic University of Madrid, on the Board of Directors for the Center for Innovation in Technology for Human Development, and has published articles and books on urban greening and agriculture for development. Most importantly, she is a dear colleague of PRONATUR and WGIN. If you're a Spanish speaker, you can read "Diseñando con la naturaleza y no contra ella" (Designing with nature, not against her.) Look for my translation next month.

Have you heard there is now PACE financing available for greenroofs? Don't miss these opportunities - read CounterpointeSRE PACE Program Announces Innovative Financing for Greenroofs. CounterpointeSRE will be exhibiting at CitiesAlive next month, so make sure to visit them.

And, we are very excited to announce the Greenroofs.com Virtual Summit 2017 Round #2: Call for Short Videos! We are accepting new under 10-minute videos on any related living architecture and green infrastructure subject as long as they are not overtly self-promotional. Connect with your peers and the world!

Enjoy your upcoming Labor Day Weekend here in the U.S. - perhaps a great time to catch up on some of the videos from the 2017 Virtual Summit! Check out the Agenda, and we hope to see some of your work in Round #2!