This new video is of a green roof barn in Essex. The two roofs design provides to meaningful habitat on the green roofs. Firstly there is a good green roof designed for dry grassland species and then a second water that retains more rain water. Thus creating an ephemeral wetland green roof.
Retrofitted green infrastructure in the Urban realm Green features retrofitted into housing estates can have a real impact. It is essentially to work closely with the communities in question. This weeks featured video not only shows the benefits to the environment but also to the people living in the neighbourhoods. Retrofitted rain gardens and small green…
This weeks featured video sees Dusty Gedge discuss green roof plants.
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…
This weeks video is of the famous Zurich Orchid Green roofs. You can read the first of two articles on Orchids on roofs here
From problem to solution, the video is also a potted history of why are cities are suffering from pollution. Well made with great old footage of cities and old graphics, it is also about the community. Engaging people help create advocacy is a key element in the evolving world of green infrastructure and nature based solutions.
From rain gardens to green roofs the Swedish Green Roof Institute is a place to visit
The Green Infrastructure Consultancy’s retrofit of the Museum of London (MOL). The wildflower blanket on the courtyard roof at the MOL is blooming.