Katrin Scholz-Barth Consulting

Biographical Information

Katrin Scholz-Barth is a nationally recognized expert in Green Roof technology, which she has helped to establish in the United States. Her work demonstrates that Green Roofs are an integral and functional building element that protects watersheds while increasing biodiversity and quality of life in urban areas. She teaches “Sustainable Landscape Design for Watershed Protection” at the University of Pennsylvania.

Ms. Scholz-Barth is trained in masonry and bricklaying. She received her Masters of Science in civil and environmental engineering from the University of Rostock, Germany.

Prior to starting her own business, she was Director of Sustainable Design for the HOK Planning Group, a business unit of Hellmuth, Obata, and Kassabaum (HOK), the world’s largest architecture firm. Ms. Scholz-Barth practiced civil and environmental engineering in Minneapolis, Minnesota, for seven year, where she gained design expertise in constructed wetlands and in bio-remediation.

Please find my Curriculum Vitae here [Acrobat pdf format]