The mission of the 20th CitiesAlive Conference, taking place September 30-October 3, in Brooklyn, New York, is to help advance the green roofs and green wall industry. As one of the world’s most influential hubs for sustainability, policy, architecture, and design, New York City is the ideal place to gather, learn, and celebrate the future of living architecture.
Green infrastructure remains a fundamental and underutilized opportunity for us to secure a healthier and more prosperous future. At CitiesAlive hundreds of experts will come together to share new research, design practices, products, policies and services that help all of us advance our collective ability to future proof our cities. The event offers networking opportunities, trade shows, trainings, tours and more.
Cities worldwide face unprecedented challenges: extreme heat, intense flooding storms, rising ocean levels, growing populations, inequity combined with declining human and ecosystem health. Future proofing cities is about designing built environments, public spaces, services and policies that make our communities more adaptable and resilient in the face of these challenges. Green infrastructure involves capturing stormwater as a resource, and using it to grow plants in, on and around buildings.
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC) develops and protects the market by increasing the awareness of the economic, social, and environmental benefits of green roofs, green walls, and other forms of living architecture through education, advocacy, professional development, and celebrations of excellence.
