Bringing the beetles back to Abbey Road – biodiverse green roof

The roof at Abbey Hive was once a white roof. Now it is a green roof alive with wildlife. The community centre sits at the North end of Abbey road and it is hoped that rare beetles will colonise roof along with bees, butterflies and other invertebrates. The wildflowers that have blossomed over the two months since it was installed have already attracted a range of hymenopterans. Read More  Read More

Green roof for biodiversity – Bluewater Events Venue

It has been a year of design work and working with contractors etc, but the new green roof for biodiversity has recently been installed for The Events Venue at Bluewater, Kent.  GRC was commissioned by Lend Lease  to design a specific green roof that addresses the local biodiversity interests – especially rare invertebrates and bumblebees. Read More  Read More

Bee hotel and habitat walls full of bees – Wat Tyler Green Roof, Essex

The roof we designed with the Grass Roof Company was installed in 2009. We added a series of bee hotels and habitat walls designed by Green Roof Shelters. This year the roof and the bees are booming. Read More  Read More

GRC working on largest green roof retrofit project in London

We have been working on the Museum of London (MOL) retrofit green roof project for awhile now. The roof at the museum is actually a warren of different roofs. The plan is to  create a series of seminal green roofs that demonstrate the possibilities and potential for green roofs in UK. They will address the issues to tackle climate change in urban areas and, importantly, show how biodiversity and habitat creation at roof level can be achieved through... Read More

Green Roof Specialists

Specialists in Green Roof Technology Green roof technology is also widespread and well-established in mainland Europe with growing interest in the UK. Green roofs are set to become a popular technology within the UK refurbishment and development industries. However currently there is limited knowledge and understanding of this technology beyond the main suppliers. The Green Roof Consultancy was the first specialist consultancy to provide this in the... Read More