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CTI CEO John Masters and Calgary Mayor Bronconier are lifted by crane to officially launch CTI's Green Roof Initiative

Trevor Sziva of Soprema Canada provided technical expertise, growing medium and other materials for the roof top eco garden

Trevor Sziva stands before the green roof garden on top of the Alastair Ross Technology Centre in Calgary before the plantings are dug in.

Project Manager Kerry Ross of Stantec Architects got the ball rolling on the green roof project at Calgary Technologies Inc. The plants are all native to the Calgary region and generally drought resistant.