The European Commission is funding a photography competition, the Green Roof Beauty Contest, to celebrate green roofs in Europe. The competition is run by CeeWeb for Biodiversity in conjunction with Livingroofs.org, which is a proud to be a partner. A chance to let green roofs shine Green roofs are springing up all over the world. In the past, Europe was the…
Food growing in London on green roofs is on the rise. This weeks photograph shows a food growing plot on a high end office.
Climate risk and green roofs featured in a number of interesting pieces last week. From Dhaka in Bangladesh to Berlin via the UK, green infrastructure will be key to resilience. Dhaka provides a tax incentive for green roofs The Bangladeshi capital Dhaka joins a swathe of cities around the world that are incentivising…
This weeks featured video sees Dusty Gedge discuss green roof plants.
Green roofs are a win win along with green walls in cities, the UK committee on climate change notes in the ‘UK Climate Change Risk Assessment Evidence’ report. Green roofs and walls alone will not solve the potential problems of climate change in cities but their are a significant part of the menu.
Video: Looking at natural wind blown habitats can provide a guide to the right kind of plants to add to a green roof planting list.
London’s green roofs are buzzing again. Back in 2010 the Buglife Green roof project funded the installation of a number of green roofs across the capital. Over the last few weeks Livingroofs.org has been back to visit a few of the roofs designed for biodiversity by the Green Infrastructure Consultancy.
Facilities Management and Green Roofs and Walls. Facilities managers, in our experience, have always been relatively positive about green roofs and walls. Recognising that green roofs can reduce overheating in spaces below, the green roof is seen as potentially reducing the cooling needs of a building.
This weeks green roof image – Poppies on a Biosolar roof in London, celebrates the synergies between renewable energy and green roofs. Biosolar roofs need to be the future of roofs in London. Read the article to find out why.
This weeks video features Dusty Gedge discussing the benefits of green roofs and how they link to the curriculum in schools Design schools with green roofs for education Many schools include green roofs in their designs. These designs, however, tend to limit access to the green roofs solely for maintenance. Surely green roofs, even…
Graz is the latest city in Europe to provide funding for residents and owners to implement green infrastructure on their walls and roofs as well supporting the uptake of communal gardens in residential areas.
the Czech Government has announced a grant programme for extensive semi-intensive and intensive green roofs from January 2017
Scotland is hoping green roofs will help rare butterflies, in a project around Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh. Read on…
When it comes to extensive green roofs, for gardeners it does have to be all native. As David Matzdorf’s fabulous green roof in Islington shows – a green roof can be a scene of garden bliss if you are an gardener ‘on the edge’.