1. Plant-based Sustainable Building Systems A Presentation for May 6, 2009 by Jimmy Dick Furbish Company jdick@furbishco.com

2. Furbish Company Living or Green Roofs Vegetated Retaining Walls Living Wall Bio Filters www.furbishco.com

3. Friends Community School 27,000 SF Straw bale project in College Park, MD

4. Extensive Living RoofsDefined: Extensive: Thin, unirrigated, drought-tolerant vegetated layers atop of conventional roofs. Intensive: Typically 6+’’ media, usually irrigated, not always drought tolerant, larger plant palate selection atop of conventional roofs.

5. Living Roof Benefits Reduce Stormwater Runoff Retains up to 60-70% of annual rainfall. The water not retained is discharged dramatically slower than typical roof.

6. Living Roof Benefits Reduce Stormwater Runoff Mitigate Heat Island Effect At hottest part of summer day: Dark colored roof - 175 F Dark colored roof - 175 F Light colored roof - 130 F Light colored roof - 130 F Living roof - 95 F Living roof - 95 F

7. Living Roof Benefits Reduce Stormwater Runoff Mitigate Heat Island Effect Extend Life of Roof Eliminates UV degradation Reduces temperature variations Expert say 2-5 times the life of the membrane based on German examples

8. Living Roof Benefits Reduce Stormwater Runoff Mitigate Heat Island Effect Extend Life of Roof Conserve Energy Reduces cooling loads in summer Negligible benefit during winter

9. Living Roof Benefits Reduce Stormwater Runoff Mitigate Heat Island Effect Extend Life of Roof Conserve Energy Create Wildlife Habitat Birds Pollinators Insects

10. Living Roof Benefits Reduce Stormwater Runoff Mitigate Heat Island Effect Extend Life of Roof Conserve Energy Create Wildlife Habitat Enhance Aesthetics

11. Park Place Annapolis, MD (planted June ’07, photo taken after 9 months)

12. Capitol One Installed in one week Oct 2-9, 2008, McLean, VA.

13. Dansko

14. Hercules Modules One of five sizes of modules Weighs 95 lbs. (others up to 200 lbs.)

15. New Vegetated Retaining Wall Available September 2009

20. Typical retaining walls look the best the day the contractor walks off the job site. Same wall, slightly different angle

21. The Catholic University Installed December 2007

22. Dollywood Installed January 2008

23. Living Wall - Biofilters Natural indoor air filter Natural indoor air filter biofiltration biofiltration phytoremediation phytoremediation

24. Living Wall – Biofilters Natural indoor air filter No pollutant accumulation No pollutant accumulation Reduce HVAC loads Reduce HVAC loads Aesthetic amenity Aesthetic amenity

25. Cambridge City Hall Cambridge, Ontario

26. Dansko West Grove, PA

27. Thank you www.furbishco.com