Category Archives: Green Roof Beauty Contest

A garden roof in Linz – one of the leading green roof cities

A garden roof in Linz – one of the leading green roof cities

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 This is from as yet unpublished data that livingroofs.org has produced for 20 well known green roof cities in the world.

Small is Beautiful – Green roofs on sheds and shelters

Small is Beautiful – Green roofs on sheds and shelters

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.…

Nature based approach to green roofs – green roof beauty contest

Nature based approach to green roofs – green roof beauty contest

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.…

Rooftop garden on Oxford Street – green roof beauty contest

Rooftop garden on Oxford Street – green roof beauty contest

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…

Green Living room – green walls are part of the green roof beauty contest

Green Living room – green walls are part of the green roof beauty contest

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…

A green roof Emporium in Sweden – Green Roof Beauty

A green roof Emporium in Sweden – Green Roof Beauty

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…

Alluvial gravels, Lizards and green roofs – photo of the day

Alluvial gravels, Lizards and green roofs – photo of the day

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,…

Nature and biosolar roofs working together for London

Nature and biosolar roofs working together for London

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…