What is environmentally conscious building?
Over the course of the last twenty years or so, there have been several methods used to make construction greener and more sustainable. For example, the use of solar panels …
Over the course of the last twenty years or so, there have been several methods used to make construction greener and more sustainable. For example, the use of solar panels …
A splash of green and gold foliage Sports giant Decathlon extended its stores into Ireland in June 2020 with the new opening of its impressive Sports Hub in Dublin at …
This 38 square metre bespoke living wall takes majestic prominence on The Music Centre frontage at Nottingham Trent University. Installed in Autumn 2019 and pictured here in its February 2020 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
A block of flats owned by Eastlands Homes in east Manchester has been given a green facelift with the installation of a living, ivy wall that runs up the full …
Sean Farrell of green screen company Mobilane explains how LivePicture – a living, breathing picture of plants – can enliven any wall, bringing a breath of fresh air to even …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …