Green Roofs

To coincide with the inaugural World Green Roof Day on Saturday 6 June, 2020, the Green Roof Organisation officially launched as a not for profit trade association.

In response to demand for more environmentally friendly and sustainable building practices, the market for green roofs is booming, growing by 15% annually. With 54% of the world’s population now living in urban areas, and boasting impressive eco credentials, green roofs are said to be playing an important part in ensuring a sustainable future, while also turning city skylines into living, breathing spaces.

Mobilane says green systems could add to the energy efficiency of new affordable homes and should become a design consideration

Grass was planted on top of 1,900m² of Sundolitt XPS insulation

World Green Roof Day, the brainchild of Chris Bridgman from Bridgman & Bridgman, is being delivered by green roof expert Dusty Gedge. The occasion will also see the launch of the Green Roof Organisation, which is a UK trade body responsible for the green roof code of practice.

Combination of features and care around value engineering achieves high quality systems such as Blackdown's green roof at the SSE Hydro Arena in Glasgow

Leicester City Council has installed 30 new ‘green’ bus stops with ‘living’ roofs in the city centre as part of its ambitions to be carbon neutral and climate-adapted by 2030.

Julian Thurbin, a director at Wallbarn, is calling on the government to ‘green up’ the Green Homes Grant by extending it to include environment-friendly roof garden projects.

The gardens replace most of the green space that may have otherwise occupied the space where The Old Vinyl Factory buildings sit, encouraging local natural wildlife and aiding biodiversity

Green roof specialist launches indepth online brochure