Workshop

Registration and refreshments

Opening address from the Chair

GREEN ROOFS

Design developments in green roofs

• Green roofs are now more widely accepted and specified on buildings, so how has their design developed over the last few years?
• What should designers be considering when specifying green roofs?
• Managing weights and load bearings
• Tree planting on green roofs – clarifying which species are best and which to avoid
• Planning for ongoing maintenance
• Irrigating green roofs

Question and answer session

Working with a green roof contractor

• Working with the latest green roof technologies
• An detailed guide to the pros and cons of different types of green roods in terms of constructability
  • Extensive
  • Semi-intensive
  • Intensive/ roof garden
• New techniques for installing roof gardens
• Overcoming irrigation challenges
• Detailed mini-case studies on:
  • Jubilee Park
  • Liverpool One
  • Bishop’s Square, Spitalfields

Question and answer session

Case Study: Green roofs in Sheffield

• Understanding the challenges of the site
• A critical analysis of how the challenges were overcome
• In retrospect: what could have been done better, and what worked well

Question and answer session

Lunch

GREEN WALLS

Analysing Paradise Park – what went wrong?

• Understanding potential flaws in the design of the green wall at Paradise Park
• How has green wall technology improved since Paradise Park was specified?
• Ensuring your walls stay alive – tips for irrigation mixes
• Ongoing maintenance – what you need to tell clients about maintaining their green wall

Question and answer session

Case Study: Westfield green wall

• Digging deep into the challenges posed by the north-facing side of the green wall
• Understanding how the requirements for the south side differed from those of the north side
• Ensuring the wall is colourful all year around
• Assessing the pros and cons of different models for constructing the wall:
  • Hand planting
  • Pre-growing plants on geotextile matting
  • Modular systems
• Explaining why the specified system was chosen and it’s impact on:
  • The chosen pallet
  • Soil selection
  • Irrigation system
  • Planting
  • Installation

Question and answer session

Closing remarks from the Chair and end of conference