Great weekend, thanks to everyone who took part and to Lee from Organic Roofs and Stephan and Charles from Brighton Permaculture Trust.
Here is a Flickr slideshow with photos from the course – and some of the roofs we visited.
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Green roof training course is this weekend!
We are pleased to have had enough bookings to run the training course this weekend, 16-17 March. There will be site visits, presentations, discussion and a surgery with green roof professional and co-tutor Lee Evans of Organic Roofs.
Crew Club Brighton, early stages of colonisation
There are still a few places – if you’re interested book via Brighton Permaculture Trust!
DIY Green Roof course – coming soon!
The next world famous Brighton & Hove Building Green DIY workshop is in March.
It’s a two-day course run in partnership with Brighton and Hove Building Green, Organic Roofs and Low Carbon Trust, in association with RESET.
Saturday 16 – Sunday 17 March 2013
Book and find out more here!
Green Roofs Course – April 2010
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.
Don’t forget! Green Roof course in November
Saturday 14 – Sunday 15 November 2009
10.30-4.30 Saturday
10.30-3.30 Sunday
Learn about green roofs and how to build them. Includes hands-on experience and site visits.
Brighton Permaculture Trust in partnership with Brighton & Hove Building Green.
Find out more here: http://www.brightonpermaculture.co.uk/courses_events/greenroofs09.html
Free Green Roof Event
Find out everything you need to know about green roofs from leading expert Dusty Gedge and BioRegional.
Held at Eversheds’ London headquarters, close to St Paul’s Cathedral, these free seminars are aimed at all those thinking about installing or specifying a green roof.
The seminars include a tour of Eversheds’ cutting-edge green roof – the largest in London, a one hour introduction to green roofs from Dusty Gedge, the results of an exciting new green roof trial from BioRegional, along with a question and answer session.
Aimed at local authorities, developers, housing associations, architects and specifiers, you will find out about:
- the benefits of green roofs
- composts and substrates
- types of green roofs
- suitability for different applications.
Dates and times
There are three seminars to choose from, but don’t delay as places will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis:
- Thursday 12th November: 9-11.30 am
- Thursday 12th November: 2.30-5 pm
- Friday 13th November: 9-11.30 am
To book your place or to find our more email jude.hassall@bioregional.com or call her on 020 8404 4895, stating your preferred date.
Green roof course announced
A two day course in Brighton, Saturday 13 to Sunday 14 June 2009.
Learn about green roofs and how to build them. Includes hands-on experience and site visits guided by experts.
Book the workshop via our partners the Brighton Permaculture Trust.
Last year’s DIY Green Roof workshop was the first in the UK and a great success – we hope you can join us in June.
Brighton & Hove Building Green 