Leicester City Council installs 30 ‘living’ roofs on bus stops
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.
Industry call for greener Green Homes Grant
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.
World Green Roof Day’s window of opportunity for urban greening
Green roof manufacturer Wallbarn has joined forces with World Green Roof Day or-ganisers in calling for people to look out of their windows and identify flat roofs that would be perfect for transforming into insect and bird friendly green roofs.
How to mitigate hazards on green roofs
Barry Eagle, managing director at GripClad, discusses some of the common hazards found on green roofs, and the best ways to mitigate the risks they pose.
Single green roof solution in one delivery
VerdiRoof by Verdico offers a variety of coverings accommodated by a build up that can be delivered all in one go
Green roof proves sustainable solution at Eco-Lodge
Firestone Building Products provides green roof for a new garden ‘Eco Lodge’ in Gloucestershire
Blackdown ensures green roof success with single source approach
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
London 2019 green roof report
London’s Deputy Mayor has launched a new report that reveals London’s inexorable rise up the green roof league table.
Alumasc on target for WWII bunker
The bunker was built in 1941 as a decay target for German bombers
Achieving BREEAM with biodiverse green
Award-winning green roofing from Icopal supports BREEAM excellent project