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Green Roof Tour & Discussion by Megan Meier at The Ohio State University Chadwick Arboretum & Learning Gardens

LOCATION: Howlett Hall, 2001 Fyffe Court, Columbus, OH 43210

As one of only four certified Green Roof Professionals in the state of Ohio, Megan Meier has five years experience in the green roof industry and has been involved in more than 10 green roof projects, including the Chadwick Arboretum green roof at Howlett Hall, the first publicly accessible green roof at The Ohio State University. Beginning in 2010, Ms. Meier led the University through the pre-design phase, assisting with site analysis and a thorough preliminary design. Megan also represented the University through the bidding and construction process and helped to secure and EPA grant for more than $100,000. Ms. Meier continues to serve as a liaison for outreach and education at OSU and provides maintenance services for the green roof. A 60-acre public garden at The Ohio State University. In 2013, Chadwick installed the first 2,000 sq-ft green roof retrofit green roof on campus, an exciting project to demonstrate green roof benefits to students and the community. Located at Howlett Hall, home to the OSU Department of Horticulture & Crop Sciences and the Food Science Processing Plant. Megan has since started her own green roof company, Higher Ground Green Roofs, LLC http://highergroundgreenroofs.com/build.html. TIME: 10am-noon