Whether your green roof is focused on water or environmental management, biodiversity, aesthetic green space or a combination of these, getting the right combination of plants and substrates is crucial to creating a successful living roof. Better choice and control over planting. Combining the multi-disciplinary expertise at the Green Roof Centre.

Boningale is a nursery with whom we have built a relationship with over the past six years. One of the leading suppliers to the British landscaping industry. We are confident you will not get a better quality of service.

Me Me Me Me Me. To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. The 12V DC motor drives the top wheel, turning the bottom wheel. Together they draw water through from right to left. Now heres a message I can get behind. From the Cornell Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering. People had been working on this.

Green Thoughts, Ruminations and Discoveries. Tuesday, 10 May 2011. The American Society of Landscape Architects has a fascinating page about sustainable design concepts. From turning a car-centric community into one that enables active living to converting industrial wasteland into community parks, its interesting stuff. Friday, 15 April 2011. Getting the most from your compost. So do you compost? Links to this post.

Welcome to the Green Roof Guide website. Green roofs perform a vital role in helping cities adapt to the effects of climate change by reducing the need for artificial cooling in hot weather and attenuating or capturing rainwater runoff, as well as providing a range of habitats for urban wildlife. This guide details how to design and install good quality green roofs in the UK. Life , European Commission.

Supporting sustainable energy for a future climate. A Tale of Two Sides of the Road. Good design is hard to fully categorise. It is a blend of science and art. CABE have done a good job of trying to do this, through checklists and design guides, but even following these may not always deliver good design. In spite of these difficulties, it is clear that we do recognise good design when we see it. Here is the development I feel is poorly designed . Poor street design and flow.