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How Roof Gardens and Green Roofs Build Vibrant Urban Communities
Roof gardens and green roofs offer a wealth of benefits for creating vibrant urban communities. In addition to their environmental and ecological advantages, these spaces can promote social interaction, food production, education, art, and cultural activities. Social...
How Are Green Roof Vegetation Mats Grown?
In our article about establishing plants on a green roof, we mention, amongst other things, the pros and cons of using vegetation mats. Pre-grown vegetation mats, whether they be wildflowers or sedum species are a quick and convenient way of getting the plant coverage...
Green Roof Training Courses At Wildflower Turf
GRO members Wildflower Turf are offering green roof training courses at their HQ in Hampshire. These courses promise to be an entertaining and educational day out. Particularly for anyone involved with designing, specifying, installing or maintaining biodiverse living...
Green Roofs And Irrigation: How To Save Water
Water is one of the UK’s most precious resources and as our weather patterns change, so must the way we manage water usage. Summer irrigation of green roofs is one case in point. Living roofs provide a myriad of benefits for people and for wildlife. Habitat, a...
Green Roofs And The Urban Heat Island Effect
The Urban Heat Island Effect (UHIE) can make life very difficult for anybody trying to negotiate the heat of the city. But what IS the Urban Heat Island Effect? And what can be done to make summer living a lot more pleasant for people in built up areas. What Is The...
Inspiring The Younger Generation Of Green Roofers
This World Green Roof Day, 6th June 2023, as well as celebrating the plethora of living roofs all around the globe, The Green Roof Organisation are launching a children’s book to help inspire the next generation of architects, ecologists, planners, green roofers and...
Essential Green Roof Maintenance Tasks For Spring And Summer
Green roofs are great all year round. But it is during the spring and summer months that the plants give their most visually appealing performance. However, for the ecosystem to thrive and the roof to be of maximum benefit, spring and summer maintenance is essential....
Green Roof Organisation Elects New Board
The Green Roof Organisation is a not for profit organisation consisting of a collaboration of industry experts working together to improve the awareness and the quality standards of green roofs, blue roofs and biosolar roofs. Under the leadership of an elected board...
Green Roof Seminars at Futurebuild 2023
GRO Seminars at Futurebuild 2023 The Green Roof Organisation has organised a series of 3, highly informative seminars at the Futurebuild Exhibition held at Excel London from 7th-9th March 2023. Each seminar will focus on a specific green roofing topic and will consist...