GRiT - Green Roof Info Think-tank

A new resource for folks in Portland and beyond is the Green Roof Info Think-tank (GRiT) which is a forum for sharing and discussing green roof issues, information, and opportunities in Portland and the Pacific Northwest. The group meets monthly to provide face to face interaction, and also has recently launched an online presence to continue the conversation beyond these once-monthly opportunities.



Started up by an interdisciplinary group of professionals from design, construction, supply and government, the aim is to provide a non-proprietary platform to get together and discuss a range of topics. Participation has been great, with an average of 20 or so folks coming to monthly meetings from a range of companies and groups including public agencies, non-profits, universities, general contractors, roofers, landscape contractors, designers, architects, landscape architects, and a few residential homeowners.

The new group-site is modeled after the successful east-coast version for Capitol Greenroofs, which has over 1250 members and a number of lively and interesting discussions. If you are interesting in participating, or just listening in, come to the next meeting on March 31st (info will be published on the site) or join the site, and the conversations, today!