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Sedum Roof Staffordshire

July 24, 2018 Kirsty HammondRoofing & Maintenance

Riefa supplied a sedum roof to a new garden office in Staffordshire. The installation is almost text book in that the flat roof has a perfect pitch for minimal drainage , the parapets are the perfect[…]

Can Green Roofs Create Greater Health and Well-Being?

July 9, 2018 Kirsty HammondHealth & Safety

As the evidence for greater human well-being grows as a result of contact (visual and physical) with the natural environment there would appear a greater need to incorporate green infrastructure within the built up environment.[…]

How can Green Roofs improve biodiversity?

June 26, 2018June 26, 2018 Kirsty HammondRoofing & Maintenance

The level of biodiversity on a green roof will be dependant on a number of factors including the type of green roof installed. In the past green roofs were designed with mainly engineering concerns at[…]

Changing Attitudes to Green Infrastructure in the UK

June 15, 2018 Kirsty HammondRoofing & Maintenance

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[…]

The Principles of Green Roof Maintenance

June 4, 2018 Kirsty HammondRoofing & 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[…]

Should the UK follow the German example in developing green roofs?

May 31, 2018 Kirsty HammondRoofing & Maintenance

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[…]

It’s time to embrace the ‘living wall’ years

May 21, 2018June 24, 2018 Kirsty HammondEnvironmental Control

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[…]

New proposals for a wilder Britain

May 5, 2018 Kirsty HammondSustainable Development

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[…]

Wildlife Trusts - Homes for people and wildlife

New guidelines call for homes for people and wildlife

January 11, 2018 Kirsty HammondSustainable Development

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[…]

Key considerations for green roof specification

December 8, 2017January 29, 2018 Kirsty HammondRoofing & Maintenance

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[…]

Why Hotels should specify Living Walls to communicate Green Credentials?

May 12, 2017October 3, 2017 Kirsty HammondEnvironmental Control

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[…]

Big Foot Systems Answers DIY SOS from Great Ormond Street Hospital Project

November 10, 2016June 24, 2018 Kirsty HammondHealthcare Buildings

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[…]

Axter waterproofing at Centenary Quay

April 20, 2016 Kirsty HammondArchitecture

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,[…]

Sika Sarnafil solution creates luxury communal gardens for residents

March 11, 2016February 28, 2018 Kirsty HammondRoofing & Maintenance

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[…]

Living Walls for Health and Well-being

March 9, 2016October 21, 2017 Kirsty HammondCommercial Buildings

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[…]

Axter provide waterproofing at Southampton Centenary Quay

January 26, 2016 Kirsty HammondArchitecture

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[…]

Sustainable, secure perimeters for high density urban developments

September 7, 2015June 24, 2018 Kirsty HammondArchitecture

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[…]

You don’t need to think lateral or big to green our new designs

July 3, 2015June 24, 2018 Kirsty HammondLandscaping

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[…]

You don’t need to think lateral or big to green urban spaces

June 16, 2015June 24, 2018 Kirsty HammondLandscaping

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[…]

Greening the urban environment

May 7, 2015November 26, 2017 Kirsty HammondEnvironmental Control

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[…]

International Green Wall Conference 4-5th September 2014

August 11, 2014 Kirsty HammondArchitecture

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[…]

Green screens key to war on air pollution says Staffordshire University

June 30, 2014June 20, 2018 Kirsty HammondEnvironmental Control

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[…]

Riefa Lightweight Living roofs

November 11, 2013December 21, 2017 Kirsty HammondRoofing & Maintenance

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[…]

All about RIEFA Green Roofs

November 6, 2013June 24, 2018 Kirsty HammondArchitecture

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[…]

Benefits of Riefa Green Roofs

October 9, 2013 Kirsty HammondArchitecture

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[…]

Green and pleasant screens

July 17, 2013June 24, 2018 Kirsty HammondEnvironmental Control

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 –[…]

Living hoarding helps hospital become NHS sustainability champion

June 4, 2013June 24, 2018 Kirsty HammondEnvironmental Control

Urban greening company Treebox has installed a living hoarding at Guy’s Hospital in London to help the hospital minimise its carbon footprint and achieve its ambition of being a sustainability leader in the NHS. Guy’s[…]

MOBILANE LAUNCHES ‘PICTURE’ WORTH A THOUSAND BREATHS

June 4, 2013June 24, 2018 Kirsty HammondArchitecture

Leading green screen company Mobilane is breathing fresh air indoors and out with the launch of its latest innovation, LivePicture – a framed arrangement of plants that can be hung on either interior or exterior[…]

Vertical louvres living wall system takes Treebox to new heights

April 29, 2013June 24, 2018 Kirsty HammondArchitecture

Urban greening company Treebox has unveiled an innovative style of living wall for use in both residential and commercial projects. Living walls are becoming increasingly popular in both external and internal settings due to their[…]

LIVING HOARDINGS IMPROVE AIR QUALITY AND PROVIDE SECURITY

April 18, 2013June 24, 2018 Kirsty HammondArchitecture

Mobilane’s Living Hoardings have been installed at Ponders End in Enfield as regeneration work takes place following the 2011 riots. The council has leased the Living Hoardings for three years to help create an aesthetically[…]

Green Screens Security Fencing

March 11, 2013June 24, 2018 Kirsty HammondLandscaping

Mobilane Green Screens provide a perimeter security solution which satisfies environmental and social sustainability requirements, and which delivers a wide range of further benefits including; security, aesthetics, improved air quality, low maintenance, ease of installation.[…]

Living Walls – A Realistic Solution to UK PM10 Problem

January 26, 2013 Kirsty HammondLandscaping

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[…]

MOBILANE WORKS WITH RESEARCHERS AND CLIENTS TO HIGHLIGHT BENEFITS OF WELL-DESIGNED GREEN SPACES

November 28, 2012 Kirsty HammondLandscaping

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[…]

LIVING, BREATHING, GREEN INTERIORS

August 31, 2012June 24, 2018 Kirsty HammondArchitecture

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[…]

LIVING WALL FLOURISHES ON WAITROSE’S GREENEST STORE

July 30, 2012June 24, 2018 Kirsty HammondArchitecture

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[…]

LIVING WALLS – RELIABLE AND SUSTAINABLE

February 1, 2012June 24, 2018 Kirsty HammondArchitecture

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[…]

The built environment – biodiversity and ecosystems – A guide for planners, architects and businesses

July 15, 2011January 11, 2018 Kirsty HammondSustainable Development

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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Sedum Roof Staffordshire

Can Green Roofs Create Greater Health and Well-Being?

How can Green Roofs improve biodiversity?

Changing Attitudes to Green Infrastructure in the UK

The Principles of Green Roof Maintenance

Should the UK follow the German example in developing green roofs?

It’s time to embrace the ‘living wall’ years

New proposals for a wilder Britain

New guidelines call for homes for people and wildlife

Key considerations for green roof specification

Why Hotels should specify Living Walls to communicate Green Credentials?

Big Foot Systems Answers DIY SOS from Great Ormond Street Hospital Project

Axter waterproofing at Centenary Quay

Sika Sarnafil solution creates luxury communal gardens for residents

Living Walls for Health and Well-being

Axter provide waterproofing at Southampton Centenary Quay

Sustainable, secure perimeters for high density urban developments

You don’t need to think lateral or big to green our new designs

You don’t need to think lateral or big to green urban spaces

Greening the urban environment

International Green Wall Conference 4-5th September 2014

Green screens key to war on air pollution says Staffordshire University

Riefa Lightweight Living roofs

All about RIEFA Green Roofs

Benefits of Riefa Green Roofs

Green and pleasant screens

Living hoarding helps hospital become NHS sustainability champion

MOBILANE LAUNCHES ‘PICTURE’ WORTH A THOUSAND BREATHS

Vertical louvres living wall system takes Treebox to new heights

LIVING HOARDINGS IMPROVE AIR QUALITY AND PROVIDE SECURITY

Green Screens Security Fencing

Living Walls – A Realistic Solution to UK PM10 Problem

MOBILANE WORKS WITH RESEARCHERS AND CLIENTS TO HIGHLIGHT BENEFITS OF WELL-DESIGNED GREEN SPACES

LIVING, BREATHING, GREEN INTERIORS

LIVING WALL FLOURISHES ON WAITROSE’S GREENEST STORE

LIVING WALLS – RELIABLE AND SUSTAINABLE

The built environment – biodiversity and ecosystems – A guide for planners, architects and businesses