Bringing butterflies on green roofs right to the heart of Scotland
Scotland is hoping green roofs will help rare butterflies, in a project around Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh. Read on... The post Bringing butterflies on green roofs right to the heart of Scotland...
View ArticleCzech buildings to be given financial support to implement green roofs
the Czech Government has announced a grant programme for extensive semi-intensive and intensive green roofs from January 2017 The post Czech buildings to be given financial support to implement green...
View ArticleGraz joins other Austrian Cities in promoting green infrastructure
Graz is the latest city in Europe to provide funding for residents and owners to implement green infrastructure their walls and roofs as well supporting the uptake of communal gardens in residential...
View Article‘More green instead of grey’ is the new Salzburg motto
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. The...
View ArticleThe new French law for green and solar roofs – what will it mean?
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...
View ArticleHow big is the UK green roof market? We are finding out
How big is the UK green roof market? To find out, Livingroofs.org has just launched the national UK Green Roof Market Survey 2016. In association with GRO the Green Roof Organisation and Chaucer...
View ArticleHamburg to bury the A7 motorway – as Linz did over seven years ago
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...
View ArticleVote on your favourite green roof photos – from around Europe
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...
View ArticleThe fate of rare plants is in the sky – an Australian Oasis
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,...
View ArticleA Mediterranean Hillside in Islington London – update
When it comes to extensive green roofs, for gardeners it does have to be all native. As David Matzdorf's fabulous green roof in Islington shows - a green roof can be a scene of garden bliss if you are...
View ArticleBringing butterflies on green roofs right to the heart of Scotland
Scotland is hoping green roofs will help rare butterflies, in a project around Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh. Read on... The post Bringing butterflies on green roofs right to the heart of Scotland...
View ArticleCzech buildings to be given financial support to implement green roofs
the Czech Government has announced a grant programme for extensive semi-intensive and intensive green roofs from January 2017 The post Czech buildings to be given financial support to implement green...
View ArticleGraz joins other Austrian cities in promoting green infrastructure
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...
View Article‘More green instead of grey’ is the new Salzburg motto
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. The...
View ArticleThe new French law for green and solar roofs – what will it mean?
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...
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View ArticleA View from London – the Virtual Summit on Green Roof and Walls
The Virtual Summit being hosted by Greenroofs.com is running throughout April. Livingroofs.org has presented several talks over the years at the Virtual Summit and this year is no different. As there...
View ArticlePunished by pavements, Depave and Plant Paradise instead – Podcast
Adventure 1 features Ted Labbe of Depave and his brother Jim, talking ripping up pavements and planting paradise. Depave.org started in Portland, Oregon. The podcast was recorded in Rimsky-Korsakoffee...
View ArticleA green roof solar boost – and a boost for nature too
Do green roofs provide a solar boost? New research in Kansas certainly suggest they do. Whilst a boost to energy is important, the biosolar approach should also boost nature. New research in London...
View ArticleGreen roof poll 1 – do the public think nature or engineering
Do the public think green roofs are about nature or engineering? This question launched our first green roof poll of 2018. The clear answer is the public think green roofs are about nature. Of course a...
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