At the moment we don’t even really design cities for people…we design cities for…
FORD MONDEO…MAN
‘In the 40s designers decided that technology (air conditioning and the like) could solve all of our problems and started building the same house type throughout the country without much thought for the climate or environment.’
@greenroofsuk #greenroofpoll www.greenrooftraining.com www.greeninfrastructureconsultancy.com www.livingroofs.org www.dustygedge.co.uk
DESIGN ROOFS FOR ENGINEERS NOT FOR WILDFLOWERS
Or are Sedums slaves of an industry that cares little about delivering meaningful ecology
Biodiverse - ‘brown’ roof
It’s what they do We don’t think it’s incredible that a bee can fly 220 metres between flower rich habitat 220 metres
But how do they get to the top of a tower block? Take the lift? 156 metres 156 metres
Bees can FLY!!!! 220 metres 156 metres 156 metres
For a bee surely 220 metres 220 metres The distance is the same
205,000m2 - 20% increase in a year Current estimation for whole of London 1.6million m2
‘In the future we will design cities for nature and the countryside for people…’
At the moment we design cities for…
At the moment we design buildings for…
At the moment we design drainage for…
Pipe
Cordoba, Argentina
Let’s design cities for nature And then they will be better for people
Let’s weave a solar biodiversity story
COMBINING TECHNOLOGIES BIOSOLAR ROOFS
Ladywell Park
Biodiversity Net Gain
Where there is too much pavement there is too much poverty? Where there is too much pavement there is too much ill health
Project no. RO196 LIFE + Retro fj tting Social Housing Landscapes April 2014
QC Plan S8.1: SHORT-LISTED INTERVENTIONS 6.3 Tree planting alog estate boundary (3 No.) 4.1 Woodland glade de-pave 3.2 Swale - run-off from path (could also explore options for routing roof run-off through gardens) 2.1 Climbing plants along estate boundary wall Orchard planting 6.4 Tree planting in grass areas, AREA 1 (8No. 3.6 Pocket rain 2.2 Green wall various locations tbc) garden & de-pave (climbing plants) to SW facing facade 3.3 Ground level SuDS - 6.2 Tree planting along run-off from Adela Hse & estate boundary (3No.) Community Centre 3.8 Pocket rain - run- off from estate road 3.7 Schotterassen de-pave Tree planting (possibly also rain garden & de-pave) 1.1 Extensive green roof to pram shed 3.8 Pocket rain - run- 1.1 Extensive green off from estate road roof to pram shed 3.10 Rain gardens - run-off from highway (locations tbc) 1.1 Extensive green roof to pram shed 1.7 Extensive green roof to training centre 3.10 Rain gardens - run-off from highway (locations tbc) 1.1 Extensive green roof to pram shed 3.9 Mary Hse rain garden(s) and de-pave 3.10 Rain gardens - run-off from highway (locations tbc) 2.13 Green wall (vert. rain 1.1 Extensive green garden) on SW facade roof to pram shed 6.5 Tree planting (1- 2No.) in hardstanding 1.1 Extensive green 3.10 Rain gardens - roof to pram shed 1.3 Extensive green run-off from highway roof to garages (locations tbc) Project no. RO196 LIFE + Retro fj tting Social Housing Landscapes JuLY 2014, v1
A GREENER VISION OF CITIES IN EUROPE CITIES FULL OF BIRD SONG
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