Brighton Permaculture Trust announce a two-day course run in partnership with Brighton & Hove Building Green and Green Roof Training and in association with RESET.
Saturday 29 – Sunday 30 October 2011
Building Green ran the first ever UK DIY green roof course with the Permaculture Trust. It was a real success, and has spawned courses across the country.
This runs around the top floor balcony of the Bristol HQ, which was
awarded the highest ever BREEAM (Building Research Establishment
Environmental Assessment Method) score for an office in the UK, scoring
over 85%.
Here’s a cool little project – Bus Roots.
From their website:
WHAT IS BUS ROOTS?
Reconnecting urban communities with nature in a practical and playful way. Bus roots is a public and playful project that uses plants as a creative medium.It connects the citizens with their community while trying to use the least amount of resources and improving the quality of the environment around it.
PURPOSE
Reclaim forgotten space, increase quality of life and grow the amount of green spaces in the city.
Great idea or impractical dream? Let us know in the comments.
Green Roof Shelters Ltd have just launched a great new product, reusing shipping containers and adding green credentials by the bucket-load.
Also check out the green roof container village in Brighton & Hove, England.
They say:
We have mixed the iconic industrial design and portability of a used shipping container and encased it with all we have learned about green roofs and habitat walls.
We can adapt these boxes into anything from secure storage, bike shelters, outdoor classrooms, green stages and soon to come home office/garden room. All delivered to site complete with planted green roof.
“The benefits of green roofs are well documented and established, but uncertainty remains as to whether they can provide attenuation and storage for storm water.
“Micro Drainage worked with the University of Sheffield to establish a model to accurately factor the runoff from a green roof.
“The outcome now enables a green roof to be modelled as part of a Sustainable Drainage System (SUDS).”
To read the full paper visit http://www.microdrainage.co.uk/mddownloadpapers.asp
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) have released a product selector guide for Green Roofs.
Covering a wide range of green roof types, products and materials, the green roof product selector is an important and valuable guide.
You can find it here: http://www.ribaproductselector.com/products/green-roofs/Q37.aspx
THE event for green roof devotees – get there if you can.
15-16 September 2010
http://www.worldgreenroofcongress.com/
The green roof is widely recognised for its environmental benefits, as well as much needed habitat for insects and other wildlife. It will also help your students learn about the wildlife around them and why it is so important to protect it.
During National Science and Engineering Week, we are going to give you the chance to win a biodiverse green roof for your school. Click here to find out more.
Happy Green Roofers
A two-day course run in partnership with Brighton & Hove Building Green and Green Roof Training
Saturday 24 April 2010, 10.30-4.30, Varndean school
Sunday 25 April 2010, 10.30-3.30, Crew Club
Learn about green roofs and how to build them. Includes a hands-on practical and site visits.
We’ve got a photo group set up for shots of green roofs and walls in and around Brighton & Hove.
It’s easy to send your snaps to the group, so everyone can see them on the slideshow.
Just get an account with Flickr, and share your pictures with our Flickr group, Building Green.
Thanks!
Brighton & Hove Building Green 