Armonía en la junga de cemento: los principios de los SuDS
Ante el imparable crecimiento de nuestras ciudades y los desafíos que les marca el cambio climático, asimilar e integrar los cuatro pilares del drenaje urbano sostenible resulta imperativo si queremos gestionar el agua de forma eficiente y responsable. With UK legislation changing the way for a greener, more resilient urban environment it is ever more […]
Lo que debes saber al plantar árboles en un proyecto de construcción
Si diriges o participas en la ejecución de proyectos de construcción sabrás que conocer las fases críticas de la obra y mantener una correcta gestión de costes será fundamental en el éxito del resultado final. De igual forma, en las fases de urbanización y plantación de árboles se repite esta máxima. De hecho, este capítulo […]
Cómo combatir los efectos de la sequía en los árboles
¿Soy yo el único en darse cuenta de que algunos árboles están cambiando de color ya a principios de agosto? ¿No es un poco pronto para colores otoñales? ¿Por qué está pasando eso este año? Hay una serie de factores que influyen en el por qué y cuando las hojas amarillean y terminan cayendo del […]
Aumentando la resiliencia urbana
Recientemente nos preguntábamos qué es la resiliencia, y cómo podemos aplicarla a nuestra infraestructura urbana existente. En el contexto de las ciudades entendíamos la resiliencia como la capacidad de estas para prevenir y mitigar impactos económicos, sociales o medioambientales y volver a su estado anterior, o incluso salir fortalecida. En España, contribuir a la creación […]
30 Años Trabajando Juntos
En GreenBlue nos sentimos orgullosos de innovar, comunicar, colaborar y transmitir nuestro conocimiento en todos los niveles. Los últimos dos años han sido todo un desafío para todos, habiendo tenido que adaptarnos a una nueva forma de trabajar. Afortunadamente, la tecnología nos ha ayudado a lo largo del camino. Nuestras presentaciones pasaron a un formato […]
Convirtámonos en la Generación Colaboradora
Con frecuencia, cómo trabajar de forma conjunta entre diferentes disciplinas se convierte en un tema de debate en seminarios y charlas del sector. Sin embargo, como sabemos, las acciones hablan más alto que las propias palabras. En el diseño de proyectos SuDS, ingenieros de aguas y paisajistas requieren de una colaboración cercana, desde el diseño […]
30 Years of Continued Innovation
The last 30 years have been an astonishing journey – from a small one-person business operating from a domestic garage to today’s highly organised efficient operation, centred near Hastings and distributing to over 30 different countries. This growth has been driven by a desire to improve the quality of life for urban users globally by […]
Resilience at its Best!
In previous blogs, we have discussed resilience, what it means, how it can be achieved and how it can be maintained. In this piece, we celebrate projects in which GreenBlue Urban has been privileged to be involved, where we believe that excellence in resilience has been designed and implemented. Creating an inspiring yet resilient space […]
The Value of Nature Based Solutions
Throughout 2022 we have been highlighting the need for change to accelerate the implementation of nature-based solutions into new developments, and to retrofit green and blue infrastructure alongside existing. The multifunctional benefits are abundantly clear we need to educate on the value of NBS from the very outset. Together let’s quash the myths of Too […]
Recognising Resilience
During our #Resilientplaces campaign, we have asked the question: what does resilience mean to you? In today’s blog, we will dive deeper into transforming our mindset, recognising resilience, present and future. Having come across a recent phrase; May you live in interesting times Originally thought to be a Chinese saying, implying that “interesting times” usually […]
Gestionando escorrentías pensando en verde
Te resulta familiar ¿verdad? Con demasiada frecuencia, vemos imágenes similares a esta en todos los informativos, ya sean locales o de carácter internacional. Precisamente en estos días del mes de marzo estamos sufriéndolo en varios puntos de España. Según un estudio reciente realizado por el Observatorio de Sostenibilidad, y en colaboración con el Consejo General […]
Using Sustainable Drainage Systems to add Value to Development Projects
Using Sustainable Drainage features calls on developers, designers and planners to adopt a new way of thinking, and that can cause some level of resistance. However, Sustainable Drainage is not very far removed from existing civil engineering principles, when you seriously consider it. What does civil engineering do? It provides answers to problems. In this […]
Designing for Climate Change
Climate Change is a term that is used every day, but do we fully understand the importance of what this means for us, our families, our communities, and the human race? Our home, country and planet are rapidly changing and these changes may be irreversible unless we design correctly now. This action must be immediate […]
Bringing Nature to your Doorstep
Biodiversity surrounds us in our everyday lives without us even noticing, from the birds in the trees above us, the worms in the soil beneath us and the insects that fly around us. We live in a world where nature came first, yet with all the publicity of climate change, we still continue to destroy […]
Industry Collaboration for “The Green Up” Campaign
Pro Landscaper is launching a new campaign to help improve biodiversity within supermarket car parks. The Green Up Campaign is committed to seeing more green and less grey in supermarket car parks and is proudly sponsored by GreenBlue Urban, idverde and Hillier Trees. Pro Landscaper magazine’s Rachael Forsyth, who is leading the campaign, commented: “The […]
El Buen Diseño Comienza Bajo Tierra
A la hora de diseñar un espacio urbano, resulta demasiado fácil comenzar con lo que ya disponemos, ya sea bajo el suelo o en superficie, superponer nuestra nueva visión y vender la idea al cliente sobre esta base. Sin embargo, en GreenBlue Urban creemos que el buen diseño empieza bajo tierra. La experiencia nos dice […]
SuDS Slowing the Flow.
Stormwater management is close to the heart of GreenBlue Urban. This month has seen us assess the best-practice methods, products and case studies within our industry, conclusively finishing with our ‘Festival of Ideas, Guest Panel Webinar’. Combining the Blue with the Green was famously the deciding factor on our company name change back in 2013, […]
Rompiendo mitos: Árboles & Servicios urbanos
Hace poco tiempo, en este blog, hablamos de cómo superar las limitaciones que nos encontramos a la hora de planificar la plantación de árboles urbanos. Además, explicamos las soluciones que GreenBlue Urban ofrece para superar esos problemas, ya sea por encima del suelo o por debajo. Una de las preguntas más habituales es si los […]
El Árbol Correcto, en el Lugar Correcto
Una de las pautas a seguir en la arboricultura urbana es aquella que defiende “el árbol correcto, en el lugar correcto”, aplicada al elegir la especie o la ubicación en nuevas plantaciones. Sin embargo, esta regla a menudo se queda demasiado simplista ante los nuevos esquemas y necesidades urbanas, donde aparecen otros factores en juego. […]
Our Climate is Changing, are we?
In celebration of Earth Day – 22nd April, GreenBlue are proud to endorse our team as industry educators, covering all disciplines on 5 of the dedicated long term focus areas Earth Day signifies: • Climate Action • Science and Education • People and Communities • Conservation and Restoration • Plastic and Pollution Our mission statement illustrates […]
Urban Tree Planting Constraints
As soon as tree planting is proposed in our congested urban areas, the full plethora of challenges quickly become obvious. With over 30 years of experience in getting trees established in what can be very hostile conditions for what are essentially forest plants, GreenBlue Urban have unrivalled experience in every scenario. When planning urban tree […]
Changing the Landscape of Flood Resilience
Giving Natural Flood Management Development a Boost Through Innovation Support Guest Blog: Hiatt Jackson, Technology Research Manager, Flood Innovation Centre At the Flood Innovation Centre, we are huge fans of Sustainable Drainage and the kind of innovative work done in the field by organisations like GreenBlue Urban. Lately, we have also begun to take a […]
What is an Urban Forest Master Plan?
Guest Post – Keith Sacre – Treeconomics Following on from our recent blog from Kenton Roger’s What is an Urban Forest, Keith discusses our current theme Master planning & Strategy to implement canopy cover for the long term. Urban trees are now widely recognised as essential urban infrastructure. The benefits that trees provide to people […]
Introducing ArborAdvance – Guaranteeing Long Term Planting Success
Is it all about “Right Tree, Right Place?” Or do we need to add “For the Right Reasons & In the Right Way”? In recent weeks GreenBlue has been excited to see recent developments within our planning system; particularly with the soon-to-be revised version of NPPF Planning policy which is seeking to include street trees […]
Are there enough “Green” Planners?
GreenBlue were delighted to see a DEFRA announcement dated 12th March for a government-led funding scheme: The Local Authority Treescapes Fund – designed to increase new tree planting and natural regeneration in locations outside woodlands, helping our great nation-build back greener following the pandemic. A total of £2.7 million has been released from the central […]
