With increasing pressure on ground level green spaces it comes as no surprise that we are experiencing a growing momentum across the UK in the number of green roofing and green walling projects. The increased[…]
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The Principles of Green Roof Maintenance
During very wet seasons green roofs can have problems retaining the plant nutrients. If the flowers have been in short supply then it may be time to apply a sort of fertilizer. If there are[…]
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Should the UK follow the German example in developing green roofs?
When we consider the development of green infrastructure as part of an overall strategy to combat climate change, few would argue that we need to look much beyond Germany as the leader. Germany Green Roofs[…]
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It’s time to embrace the ‘living wall’ years
Ellina Webb looks at some of the most successful examples of living walls in the UK Over the past few years the number of buildings with living walls both internally and on the external facade[…]
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New proposals for a wilder Britain
Critical moment to reverse the decline of nature On Tuesday 1st May, The Wildlife Trusts are publishing Towards a wilder Britain – creating a Nature Recovery Network which shows how new laws could lead to the creation[…]
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New guidelines call for homes for people and wildlife
Why and how to build nature-friendly housing developments New guidelines published by The Wildlife Trusts today show how new housing developments can be built in a way that provides people with greener, inspirational homes which[…]
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Key considerations for green roof specification
Stuart Hicks from cold-applied liquid waterproofing specialist, Kemper System, discusses the rise of green roof applications and specification best practice. The green roof market is quite literally growing – in 2017, the annual market growth[…]
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Why Hotels should specify Living Walls to communicate Green Credentials?
Hotels across the UK have some great environmental and social initiatives in place, but how do they tell their customers about them? Many sustainability and green messages fall by the wayside – lost in the[…]
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Big Foot Systems Answers DIY SOS from Great Ormond Street Hospital Project
Big Foot Systems is thrilled to have helped Nick Knowles & the BBC DIY SOS team on a rooftop garden project at Great Ormond Street Hospital for children in London. The company supplied its very[…]
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Axter waterproofing at Centenary Quay
Axter Ltd are proud to have provided the waterproofing for Centenary Quay, Crest Nicholson’s vibrant development on Southampton’s waterfront, including 102 apartments with high rise penthouse flats, retail and commercial space. Built by Willmott Dixon,[…]
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Sika Sarnafil solution creates luxury communal gardens for residents
A stone’s throw from South Bank, BREEAM certified London Square development, Bermondsey Village, is located at the corner of Lamb Walk and Morocco Street. A mixed-use new build, the scheme provides luxury apartments with a[…]
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Living Walls for Health and Well-being
Biophilia, the innate human attraction to nature, is a concept that has been recognized for several decades by the scientific and design communities, and intuitively for hundreds of years by the population at large. Biophilic[…]
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Axter provide waterproofing at Southampton Centenary Quay
Axter Ltd are proud to have provided the waterproofing for Centenary Quay, Crest Nicholson’s vibrant development on Southampton’s waterfront, including 102 apartments with high-rise penthouse flats, retail and commercial space. Built by Willmott Dixon, phase three of[…]
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Sustainable, secure perimeters for high density urban developments
As our urban centres grow, so pressure builds on our green spaces. The drive to build new domestic, commercial and industrial property is hampered by a lack of available space and a need to often[…]
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You don’t need to think lateral or big to green our new designs
Green has been the in-vogue colour for new developments for several years and it looks like it will remain that way. Of course it’s not the colour green, but the concept of adding living foliage[…]
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You don’t need to think lateral or big to green urban spaces
In its 2012 report on health indicators of sustainable cities, the World Health Organisation recommended 9 square meters of green space per inhabitant of urban spaces. Of course, the WHO was referring predominantly to the[…]
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Greening the urban environment
As the urban environment grows, with new developments taking up brownfield sites and encroaching on greenbelt areas, there is an increasing challenge in ensuring towns and cities incorporate enough greenery and vegetation. The benefits of plants[…]
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International Green Wall Conference 4-5th September 2014
Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent Meeting the Challenge of a Sustainable Urban Future: the contribution of green walls Anyone concerned with the quality of life in urban areas will find the conference of interest. Green walls are[…]
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Green screens key to war on air pollution says Staffordshire University
Green screens will have a bigger and more instant impact on improving air quality than green roofs says Professor John Dover, Head of The Science Centre at Staffordshire University whose team have set up a[…]
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Riefa Lightweight Living roofs
ONE of the paradoxes of the living roof industry is that, for all our evangelical promotion of the environmental agenda, our products have often been surprisingly un-green. Living roofs are a case in point. What[…]
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All about RIEFA Green Roofs
Riefa ® Boards are a light weight, organic, economical alternative to a traditional green roof. Riefa ® Boards can be fitted directly onto a root resistant, waterproof membrane, then covered in a layer of living[…]
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Benefits of Riefa Green Roofs
Why Riefa Green Roofs? Riefa – Suitable for new or existing roofs RIEFA is totally organic and contains only natural material. It can be composted or disposed of safety. Download our Reifa Board Guide The[…]
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Green and pleasant screens
They absorb pollutants, deter graffiti artists and have a calming effect on those who live around them. Sean Farrell of green screen supplier Mobilane explains why ‘living walls’ can help us breathe more easily –[…]
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Living Walls – A Realistic Solution to UK PM10 Problem
Local authorities must introduce new techniques and measures if we are to improve air quality across the UK says Sean Farrell of Living Walls company Mobilane. It is estimated that poor air quality reduces the[…]
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MOBILANE WORKS WITH RESEARCHERS AND CLIENTS TO HIGHLIGHT BENEFITS OF WELL-DESIGNED GREEN SPACES
Mobilane has embarked on a pioneering partnership with Staffordshire University help existing and potential customers understand how well-managed green planted spaces can enhance wellbeing and solve social and environmental problems. From improving mental health and[…]
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Green Screens give social housing a lift
Building work does not take place in a vacuum. When a new development is planned and built, careful consideration needs to be given to the environment in which the new building is located. Increasingly, designers[…]
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LIVING, BREATHING, GREEN INTERIORS
Sean Farrell of Mobilane explains how living walls are moving from building exteriors to create healthy interiors. It is widely accepted that greening the urban environment is a positive step towards increasing the sustainability of[…]
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LIVING WALL FLOURISHES ON WAITROSE’S GREENEST STORE
The living wall installed on the Waitrose store in Bracknell is flourishing just six months after it was installed by Hedera Screens. Named as their lowest carbon store the 25,000 sqft store in Berkshire showcased[…]
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LIVING WALLS – RELIABLE AND SUSTAINABLE
Critics of living wall systems who claim that living walls are too vulnerable and are not truly sustainable are wrong, says Sean Farrell of Mobilane. The comment comes as Mobilane celebrates six years without a[…]
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The built environment – biodiversity and ecosystems – A guide for planners, architects and businesses
Biodiversity loss is a greater threat to the world, right now, than climate change. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) claims that the loss and extinction of species is 1,000 times the natural[…]
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