Category Archives: Green Roof News

May is the time when small green roofs bloom

May is the time when small green roofs bloom

Small green roofs bloom in May and they sure do bring a touch of colour to a roof.  If you agree, why not green up the grey of your shed, a garage or an extension and enjoy the sight of wildflowers from your bathroom window. The ultimate guide to small green roofs The DIY Green…

Ivy against air pollution aims to help school – Blackwall Tunnel Approach Road

Ivy against air pollution aims to help school – Blackwall Tunnel Approach Road

Ivy against air pollution has recently been planted at a school besides the Blackwall Tunnel Approach Road. The Invicta school project, driven by parents and part funded by the Mayor of London, is besides the southern approach road. This is one of the worst areas for air pollution in the capital. N02 readings are 7 points…

New a green roof bus acts as a research station too – Singapore

New a green roof bus acts as a research station too – Singapore

A new green roof bus plying passengers in Singapore also acts as a research station. Touted as the first such bus in Asia hit the road today. Called appropriately ‘Garden on the move‘,  the vehicle is ferrying people between Chinese Garden MRT station and Lakeside Garden.In order to measure the effect, thermal sensors sit beneath the …

Brno provides €780,000 for green roofs

Brno provides €780,000 for green roofs

Brno in the Czech Republic has revealed that it has set aside €780,000 in funding for green roofs. The programme, which was announced on 24th April, is the first of its kind in the country. Many cities in the Czech Republic have policies and strategies to encourage the uptake of green roofs (London Green Roof Report…

Green Roof Shelters installs bike sheds at IKEA Greenwich

Green Roof Shelters installs bike sheds at IKEA Greenwich

The new IKEA store in Greenwich opened its doors on 7 February to much fanfare about its green credentials. It has certainly delivered in terms of its green roof provision, with a 4,000m2 green roof installed by Bridgman & Bridgman gracing the roof of the store. However, small green roofs are just as important as large ones…

The impact of green roofs in Paris and the Île de France

The impact of green roofs in Paris and the Île de France

What is the real impact of green roofing in Paris? To answer this question, the Regional Agency for Biodiversity (ARB), with the Ile-de-France Institute of Planning and Development, launched a study in 2017. Over a period three months, about 30 green roofs were monitored. Importantly, all the roofs, in question, were in the dense urban core…

Wildlife and energy at  Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice

Wildlife and energy at Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice

A green roof will soon be gracing the new building at Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice in Barnet, London. And it will be a green roof with a difference. With solar panels and native wildflower vegetation, this biosolar roof will bring both energy and life to the project. Bridgman & Bridgman in partnership with Bauder Ltd…

Rooftop Revolution wins Dutch prize for green roof revolution

Rooftop Revolution wins Dutch prize for green roof revolution

Rooftop Revolution originally published in Dutch by Greater Venues and translated here into English. In the Netherlands there are 400 square kilometres of flat roof: some 60,000 football pitches of untapped territory. But if it is up to Rooftop Revolution , this territory will be the nature reserves of the future. There vision is where all roofs will be…