This is THE reader's guide to building a green roof First new book with complete information on green roofs published in the last ten years Focusses on small do-it-yourself projects, drawing on information from published research and references, as well as the author's own experience in the industry Includes a brief introduction to green roofs and the benefits they produce Walks the reader through design considerations such as the size of roof, weight loads, drainage, building use, and plant choices Covers maintenance and long-term care; and includes a list of suppliers and resources Readers will gain a practical understanding of the best types of plants for green roofs and characteristics to look for when choosing plants for their region Callouts in the book will reference any existing bylaws and direct readers to websites for further information A small section will be devoted to food production. This is a rapidly growing area of interest for those keen on building green roofs, one that the competition neglects Up to date, state of the art construction technologie Doyle has owned Restoration Gardens Inc. since 2009, installing over 30 green roofs for both residential and commercial clients Doyle's firm was also chosen to install a 30,000 square-foot green roof for a new YMCA in downtown Toronto Author is an accredited Green Roof Professional by the Industry Association, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities since 2010 It is the next book in the Sustainable Building Essentials series Author has a degree in Ecological Restoration from Trent University and a Certificate in Sustainable Building Design and Construction from Fleming College Differs from the competition It includes more examples and technical information than other books Includes information on how to retrofit for a green roof It is geared toward the DIY homeowner while the competition is geared toward professionals with the majority of reference projects being large-scale commercial buildings It includes information on growing food, which the competition neglects Audience Ecologically minded DIY homeowners, those interested in green and natural building Regional Washington, New York, Chicago all have large green roof industries Waitsfield, VT has a large natural building school States with current green roof incentives: Colorado District of Columbia Georgia Illinois Indiana Kentucky Maryland Minnesota New York Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Tennessee Texas Virginia Washington Wisconsin Canada Toronto, Ontario - author is from here and Toronto was the first city to introduce a green roof by-law Peterborough, Ontario as there are a lot of DIY builders and natural builders in this area and the author attended University in this city. Kitchener, Waterloo and Guelph, Ontario - family is from this region and there are some natural builders in this area. Thunder Bay, Ontario or remote areas - access to commercially available green roof products is limited Vancouver and Burnaby, British Columbia - British Columbia School of Technology in Burnaby teaches about green roofs. Yukon - limited access to commercial green roof materials Montreal, QC - has a growing number of food production rooftops.