# How a Green Roof Affects Your Building’s Thermal Performance If you’re considering a green roof for your home or building, you’ve probably heard claims about energy savings and temperature…
# Biodiverse Roof Design and How to Create Habitat Not Just Greenery Most green roofs are ecological disasters dressed up in marketing speak. There, I said it. You see these…
# Maintaining a Green Roof Through the Seasons and What Most People Forget Here’s what happens with most commercial green roof installations: the boardroom presentation goes brilliantly, the installation looks…
# What to Plant on a Green Roof in Northern England and Scotland I’ve designed dozens of green roofs across Manchester, Glasgow, and Newcastle, and here’s what I’ve learned: choosing…
# Green Roof Drainage Layers and Why Getting This Wrong Causes Leaks Green roofs fail catastrophically when water cannot escape. I have seen too many projects where someone thought they…
# Sedum Roofs vs Wildflower Roofs: Which Works Best in a UK Climate? I’ve been tinkering with roof gardens for about fifteen years now, and honestly, it took me way…
# How to Draught Proof a Period Property Without Damaging Original Features You’ve inherited a Victorian terrace or bought a Georgian townhouse, and every winter brings the same problem: heating…
I’ve been working with green roofs for fifteen years, and I’ve seen every variation you can imagine. Sedum carpets that look brilliant for six months then turn into brown matting.…
# The Green Roof That Made Me Rethink Everything I Knew About Tropical Design I’ve spent years telling clients that extensive green roofs don’t work in tropical climates. Too much…
# The Real Cost of a Green Roof vs a Standard Roof Over 20 Years I’ll be honest with you – I spent about three years going back and forth…