| Journal Articles
Volder, A. and Dvorak, B., Event size, media water content and vegetation
affect storm water retention efficiency of an un-irrigated extensive
green roof system in Central Texas,
Sustainable Cities and Society
(in press).
Dvorak,
B. D.
and Volder, A.,
Plant establishment on unirrigated green roof modules in a subtropical
climate. AoB Plants,
(2013) 5: pls049 doi: 10.1093/aobpla/pls049 First published online:
December 20, 2012, (online only) pp. 1-10.
Dvorak, B.
and Volder, A., Rooftop temperature reductions from unirrigated modular
green roofs in south-central Texas,
Urban Forestry & Urban Greening,
Vol. 11(4), 2012, pp. 28-35. Journal impact factor: 1.270.
Dvorak, B.,
Comparative Analysis of Green Roof Guidelines and Standards in Europe
and North America, Journal of
Green Building, Vol. 6 (2) 2011, pp. 170-191.
Aitkenhead-Peterson,
J. A., Dvorak, B.,
Volder, A. and Stanley, N., Chemistry of growth medium and leachate from
green roof systems in south-central Texas.
Urban Ecosystems, 14 (1),
2010, pp. 17-33. Google Scholar citations (6).
Dvorak, B.
and Volder, A., Green roof vegetation findings for North American
ecoregions: A literature review.
Landscape and Urban Planning, 96 (4), 2010, pp. 197-213.
Google Scholar citations (44), 5-Year Journal Impact Factor: 3.101.
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| Conference Papers
Dvorak, B.,
Byerley, B. and Volder,
A., Plant Species Findings From Three Water Conserving Green Roofs in
Texas,
Paper presented at the Tenth Annual International Greening Rooftops for
Sustainable Communities, Conference, Awards & Trade Show, Chicago,
Illinois, October 17-19 2012, pp. 1-10.
Dvorak, B.,
Managing stormwater with green roofs: findings from North American
research, CELA Conference, Finding Center, the University of Illinois,
Urbana, Illinois, March 27-30, 2012
(under review).
Dvorak, B.,
Volder, A. and
Aitkenhead-Peterson, J. A., Stormwater Retention Findings from
Unirrigated Green Roofs in Texas,
Paper presented at the Ninth Annual
International Greening Rooftops for Sustainable Communities, Conference,
Awards & Trade Show, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 30-December 3,
2011, pp. 1-10.
Dvorak, B.
and Volder, A., Green Roof Plants: Strategies for Success,
CELA Conference Urban Nature, Los Angeles, California, March 30th-April
2, 2011 (in print).
Dvorak, B. Rooftop Temperature Reductions with Green Roof Technology in
Central Texas, 2010 Symposium on Improving Building Systems in Hot and
Humid Climates, Austin, Texas, August 25, 2010.
Dvorak, B., The Emerging Art and Science of Green Roof Construction in
North America, presented in the CELA Conference Proceedings, Maastricht,
Netherlands, May 11-14, 2010. Dvorak, B.,
Plant Establishment and Micro-Climate Assessment Findings for Low-input
Modular Green Roof Trays in a Subtropical Climate: moving towards
low-input green roof design. Paper presented at the First World Green
Roof Infrastructure Congress, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, October 19-21,
2009, 8 pp.
Dvorak, B., The Chicago City Hall Green Roof Pilot Project: A Case
Study, CIB-International Council for Research and Innovation in Building
and Construction, Delft Technical University. Paper presented at the
Third International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Built
Environments. From Building to Promise Building Smartly in a Changing
Climate, Netherlands, June 15-19, 2009.
Dvorak, B., Constructing with Green Roof Technology. Paper presented at
the CELA 2008-2009, Teaching + Learning Landscape Conference, Tucson,
Arizona, January 14-17, 2009, 120-124.
Dvorak, B., Carroll, K., Chicago City Hall Green Roof: Its Evolving Form
and Care. Paper presented at the Sixth Annual International Greening
Rooftops for Sustainable Communities, Conference, Awards & Trade Show,
Baltimore, Maryland, May 1-3, 2008, 10 pp.
Dvorak, B., A Green Roof Comparison Project: The Illinois EPA-CDF Green
Roofs for Healthy Cities. Paper presented at the Second Annual
International Greening Rooftops for Sustainable Communities, Conference,
Awards & Trade Show, Portland, Oregon, June 2-4, 2004, 10 pp.
Dvorak, B., The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum Demonstration Garden,
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities. Paper presented at the First Annual
International Greening Rooftops for Sustainable Communities, Conference,
Awards & Trade Show, Chicago, Illinois, May, 2003, 10 pp. |
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Hopman, D., Coffman, R., Dvorak, B. and Fletcher, W. ¡°Vegetative
Roof Plant Establishment in the South Central Plains: findings,
challenges and lessons learned,¡± Panel presentation, CELA Conference,
Austin, Texas, March 30, 2013, p. 87.
Dvorak, B.,
Volder, A., and Aitkenhead-Peterson, J.
¡°Stormwater Retention Findings from Unirrigated Green Roofs in
Texas,¡±
CARC
Research Symposium, Texas A&M, October 22, 2012.
Dvorak,
B.
"Sustainable Green Roofs for Texas?"
abstract presented at the
Texas
ASLA Conference, Grapevine, Texas, April 6.
Dvorak,
B. ¡°Green Roof Soils: New Prospects for
Biodiversity,¡± abstract presented at ASA-CSA-SSSA Annual Meeting in San
Antonio, Texas, October 17, 2011.
Dvorak, B.
¡°Green
Roof Plants: Strategies for Success,¡± 2011 CARC Research Symposium,
Texas A&M, October 24, 2011.
Dvorak, B.
¡°Rooftop
Membrane Temperature Reductions with Green Roof Technology in South
Central Texas,¡± 2010 CARC Research Symposium, Texas A&M, October 18,
2010.
Dvorak,
B.
¡°Verde
Roof: Understanding Elements of Green Roof Design,¡±
abstract presented
2010 Texas ASLA Annual Conference¡ªMission Verde, San
Antonio, Texas ¨C March 11-12, 2010.
Dvorak, B. ¡°Elements of Green Roof Design,¡±
abstract presented Texas Chapter ASLA, Annual Meeting and Conference,
Austin, Texas, April 17.
Dvorak,
B. ¡°From Green Roofs to Roof Gardens:
Application of an Emerging Technology,¡± abstract presented Texas Chapter
ASLA, Annual Meeting and Conference, Fort Worth, Texas, April 4.
Dvorak, B. ¡°Green Roof Technology for a
Sustainable Ecology,¡± Texas A&M University, CARC Symposium, Session
Speaker, October 29, pp. 55-61.
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