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

Hello everyone, and Happy June!

As the northern hemisphere heats up we are also gearing up for some renewed sustainability commitments. Congratulations to Portland, Oregon as it Adopts a Green Roof Requirement in the Central City 2035 Plan! Renown as an early North American leader with their previous Portland Ecoroof Incentive (2008 to 2012), don't miss our article by Elizabeth Hart Morris of GRiT to learn about the success of their new landmark mandate.

Modeled after Toronto's Green Roof Strategy, the much debated new revisions for the Denver Green Roof Ordinance passed last year will be considered by the City Council by the end of June. Andy Creath and Steven Peck are interviewed in Depending How You Look At It, Denver Green Roof Changes Are Simpler Or More Complex.

On June 7, the NYC Green Roof Researchers Alliance held The State of Green Roofs in New York City to discuss cutting-edge research on urban green roofs which included satellite surveys and migratory bird habitat presentations - two of our contributors attended: Chris Wark and Steven Cantor.

Are you planning on attending the inaugural Indoor AgTech Innovation Summit and the Future Food-Tech Summit on June 20-21 in Brooklyn? Use the Special Greenroofs.com Discount - GRS300 - to save $300.

Have you considered traveling to Singapore next month and attending the IFLA World Congress 2018? Supported by 5 regions - Americas, Europe, Africa, Middle East and Asia Pacific, you'll learn about Biophilic Cities, Smart Nation and Future Resilience while staying at the fabulous Marina Bay Sands.

And, Registration Is Now Open for CitiesAlive 2018 in NYC - don't miss the Early Bird Registration by June 29! One of the keynotes this year is our esteemed colleague Ken Yeang, the green architect acknowledged as creator of the "bioclimatic skyscraper." We'll see you there!