The residents of Greenwich in London are about to get a fantastic green space right in the heart of the Peninsula where the O2 Arena is located. This exciting new project is being undertaken by green roof contractors Bridgman & Bridgman, who are currently installing an extensive green roof on a new retail complex in the area.…
Interview for El Pais in Spanish – translated here for English readers – in an interview with Isabel de Felipe. Many thanks to El Pais for allowing the material to be used. As President of the European Federation of the Green Roof Association (EFB) which are in your opinion the main challenges that Europe…
The 2018 green roof award certainly packs a punch when it comes to sustainability. It is not the highest green roof. It is not the largest. Yet the roof demonstrates the perfect harmony that can achieved on green roofs when combing solar with the delivery of biodiversity. Definitely an excellent example of where green roof…
In March 2017, the New French Biodiversity Law will come into effect. Within the law there is a requirement for solar or green roofs on commercial developments. What is this likely to mean – an increase in solar and green or just solar at the expense of green roofs designed for biodiversity?
Salzburg has a new approach to planning for water – developments will need to ensure Zero discharge into the local stormwater system. Green roofs are a major design consideration to achieve this.
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.
Rare plants are finding space on a green roof in Melbourne, Australia. According to the New Scientist: ‘it’s a case of lofty living meeting Noah’s Ark’. Rare plants are found on green roofs in Europe, especially Orchids. Here on this roof in Switzerland, the rare plants found their own way to the roof. However, a roof…
Hamburg is the latest city in Europe to reconnect neighbourhoods with a green roof over its motorway. By covering the transport links with green roofs, not only does the traffic disappear but people can take precedence again.
Paris, unnoticed, launched a new license scheme on 1st July 2016. Essentially, the new programme is a license for citizens to ‘vegetate as much as you want’. In short, with this new scheme, Paris is certainly leading the way in Europe and perhaps the world.
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…