Green Roofs & Living Walls Forum / Prague 2026

8 September 2026

Auditorium of the Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, Suchdol

An international conference dedicated to green roofs, living walls and vegetation on buildings.

International inspiration, examples of best practice, biodiversity-enhancing, blue-green and biosolar green roofs, and living walls. Ceremonial announcement of the results of the Green Roof of the Year 2026 competition.

The Conference is organised by the Association of Green Roofs and Living Walls (AZSF), part of the Czech Landscape Gardening Association (SZUZ). The conference is part of the ‘Green Roofs and Facades for Prague’ project, supported by the City of Prague.

Registration fee

Participant categories

Early registration by 31 July 2026

Registration from 1 August 2026

Members of EFB

70 EUR

140 EUR

Other participants

105 EUR

140 EUR

The fee includes

participation in the full-day professional programme,
simultaneous interpreting between Czech and English throughout the day,
morning and afternoon coffee breaks,
lunch including a soft drink,
access to presentations by selected speakers (subject to the authors’ consent).

Who is the conference intended for?

The conference is organized by the accredited educational institution Svaz zakládání a údržby zeleně, z.s. (Decision No. AK/I-47/2025 of the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic)

Programme

8:30–9:15

Registration of participants and morning coffee

9:15–9:20

Opening of the conference

9:20–9:40

Unused space above our heads: how green roofs are transforming cities and life within them.

Pavel Dostal, Chair of the Association of Green Roofs and Living Walls

9:40–10:10

Supporting and expanding blue-green infrastructure measures in Prague

Jan Richter, Prague City Council, Department of Environmental Protection

10:10–10:40

How Berlin supports green roofs and façades: experiences from the GründachPLUS programme

Alexa Pastoors, Senate Department for Mobility, Transport, Climate Protection and the Environment, Berlin

10:40–11:10

Biodiverse green roofs: an opportunity not to be missed

Michal Knapp, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague

11:10–11:40

Coffee break

11:40–12:10

How not to get burnt by green roofs: fire safety of green roof systems

Petr Hejtmánek, UCEEB CTU

12:10–12:30

Circular solutions for green roofs: recycled substrates and the use of wastewater

Michal Sněhota, UCEEB CTU

12:30–12:50

When a roof works with rain: blue-green retention roofs as a tool for a climate-resilient city

Petr Káfoněk, Nophadrain

12:50–13:10

Retention roofs in urban adaptation to climate change and flood prevention

Elisabeth Olesko, Optigreen, Austria

13:10–14:00

Oběd

14:00–14:15

Green Roof of the Year 2026

Award ceremony and presentation of winning projects

14:15–15:15

Green facades in Austria

Vera Enzi-Zechner, EFB

15:15–15:35

Structural design considerations for living walls

Samuel Burian, landscape architect, author of the ‘Greening of Facades’ methodology

15:35–16:15

Practical experience with living walls in the Czech Republic

Panel of speakers

16:15–16:45

Nature-Positive Buildings: water, biodiversity and urban resilience

Paulo Palha / EFB / Neoturf / Portugal

16:45–17:00

Closing of the conference

17:00–18:00

Networking and informal get-together for participants

7 September 2026

A specialist tour of selected green roof and façade projects in Prague.

Are you interested in the program and theme of the conference?

Are you an expert in green roofs and green walls? Do you have a company that deals with their implementation, or do you invest or study in this field? Then this conference is just for you!

How do you get to the conference?

Venue: Kamýcká 1276, 165 00 Praha-Suchdol Czech republic

By car

Parking is available at the Main Parking Lot of the Czech University of Life Sciences P1
Parking Lot, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Prague-Suchdol, Czech republic

Public transport

From the Main Railway Station, you can take:
Metro line C towards Kačerov, change at the Muzeum stop to metro line A towards Nemocnice Motol and get off at the Dejvická stop, where you change to bus 147 towards Výhledy/107 towards Suchdol and in both cases get off at the Zemědělská univerzita stop.

Take tram 26 towards Dědina to the Vítězné náměstí stop, walk to the Dejvická C stop, and then take bus 147 towards Výhledy or bus 107 towards Suchdol to the Zemědělská univerzita stop.

Another option is to take the train to the Praha-Podbaba stop, change to bus 107 towards Suchdol, and get off at the Zemědělská univerzita stop.

The conference is supported by

Supported by

Partners of the "Green Roof of the Year" Competition

General Partner

Main Partners

Partners