The Green Roof Beauty Contest is now open for voting. With over a hundred photos of green roofs from around Europe, there is a wide choice. From Ireland to Hungary via the UK and Germany, extensive wildflower roofs, urban food roofs and roof top parks are among the roofs represented.
Linz in Austria has been one of the leading green roof cities in Europe and the world. In addition to being one of the early starters at have incentives, It has one of the densest green roof areas in the world. This is from as yet unpublished data that livingroofs.org has produced for 20 well known green roof cities in the world.
Sheds – whether for prams, bins or bikes – electricity sub-stations and other small buildings pepper the urban landscape, especially on housing estates. Though small, they add up to a pretty significant area of roof space in any given city. Greening these can create small pockets of habitat, and provide added visual amenity to green space for urban residents.…
The Swiss approach to delivering green roofs has been driven by a nature based approach. This was developed in 1990s and early 2000s. This innovative approach was developed, in the main, by Dr. Stephan Brenneisen. For example a study of bees, in London and Switzerland, showed that native pollinators are attracted to dry grasslands at roof level.…
The rooftop garden at John Lewis on Oxford street has been open to the public for most of the summer 2016. Originally rooftop garden had limited access – for staff with an interest in gardening. However this year, the roof had a make over. Oxford Street’s Rooftop Garden Before the make-over, the lay out of…
A green living room bringing nature into the city and providing resilience. Green walls providing Resilience in Cities – The Green Living room The TURAS Green Living Room, like all green walls, provides many benefits for both local communities and the local environment: Increases wildlife: providing wildflowers and supporting birds and insects such as…
Emporium shopping Centre – Malmö The green roof above the Emporium shopping Centre is probably one of the largest green roofs in Scandinavia. Situated in Hyllie on the outskirts of Malmö, the roof is accessible to the public. The green roof combines both semi-intensive and extensive green roofs, furthermore with the cranes in the background…
The lizards climb onto these specially designed green roofs by way of special gabion towers. The stony structures connect the roofs to the ground. Today’s green roof photo is a special one. Not as green as most green roofs should be, it was originally designed specifically for wall lizards. Built over 16 years ago,…
Biosolar roofs – Nature and solar can work together on green roofs. The current London Mayor made a commitment to increasing the amount of renewables on roofs in London. This weeks featured image clearly shows poppies and other wildflowers in full bloom beneath a solar array on a roof. The roof in question…
Green walls on a school in France just show what a great impact vegetation can have. Green walls – native vegetation on the vertical Visiting this school in Obernai, Alsace in May was a real treat. The green walls are not only stunning but also part of a mitigation strategy for lost urban space…