Monthly Archives: May 2015

Blackdown specialises in plant production, component supply, full system installation and maintenance of extensive, semi-intensive, bio-diverse and intensive roof planting systems. With nurseries in the Blackdown Hills in Somerset, and a long established background in horticulture, Blackdown offers clients expert … More >>

Urban Heat Island Effect Temperatures are known to be higher in urban areas relative to surrounding rural areas, due to the higher quantity of impermeable, reflective surfaces and increased population density. Green roofs reverse this effect by returning moisture to the environment through evapotranspiration, reducing … More >>

UK Roofing Awards have become an industry-wide event that recognise and reward outstanding standards of workmanship and safety within the roofing industry.   The competition, covering the full spectrum of 12 roofing disciplines, runs from September to January every year … More >>

Derbigum Olivine, an ecological roofing solution from Alumasc, has been used in the refurbishment of a Middlesex School. Opened in 1951, Mount Stewart Junior School in Harrow, is a community school for boys and girls aged 7-11. Due to on-going … More >>