Category Archives: Eco Roofs

Due to the rapid growth within Alumasc Roofing Systems, Alumasc are pleased to announce the appointment of Jonathan Price to the role of National Business Development Director. Jonathan will be working alongside the Area Managers all over the UK outlining … More >>

Another successful re-roofing project has been carried out for Queens University Belfast, located at the Whitla Medical Building (WMB). Queen’s University Belfast was founded as Queen’s College in 1845, before becoming a university in its own right in 1908. Today, … More >>

Blackdown bio-diverse green roofs provide the ideal opportunity to recreate or replace lost or missing habitat. Having a defined goal, i.e. re-establishment of birds such as the Black Redstart or encouraging the digger wasp Nysson trimaculatus, helps Blackdown specifically tailor … More >>

Alumasc’s Derbigum Flat Roofing System has been used at Hampton Court and Richmond Court – two historic five-storey apartment blocks, which have undergone a £2.9m refurbishment for Birmingham City Council as part of the Constructing West Midlands framework. Derbigum was … More >>

Planting is all about the cultivation of plants which are wind, frost and drought resistant, require very little maintenance and are self-propagating. This type of vegetation will consist primarily of sedums, but can include herbaceous plants and grasses if the … More >>

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 >>

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 >>