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30 Years of Continued Innovation
June 16, 2022
The last 30 years have been an astonishing journey – from a small one-person business operating [...]
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Resilience at its Best!
May 19, 2022
In previous blogs, we have discussed resilience, what it means, how it can be achieved and how it [...]
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The Value of Nature Based Solutions
May 12, 2022
Throughout 2022 we have been highlighting the need for change to accelerate the implementation of [...]
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Recognising Resilience
May 5, 2022
During our #Resilientplaces campaign, we have asked the question: what does resilience mean to you? [...]
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What is Resilience?
April 21, 2022
Resilience is a current “buzzword”, particularly in relation to our urban spaces and [...]
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Following up – The Urban Green up!
December 2, 2021
Following our blog published on 2nd September 2021, GreenBlue Urban was privileged to be on the [...]
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Combatting Climate Change through Green and Blue
November 4, 2021
Cop26 Glasgow is here! Green and Blue Infrastructure are one of the most critical solutions to [...]
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Placing Green at the Heart of the Development
September 2, 2021
In our previous blog – “Will we see tree-lined streets on all new developments?” – we [...]
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Guest Blog: UBU Environmental discovers GBU!
August 19, 2021
It’s been almost 7 months since the public consultation period for PAS 115 closed and since then, [...]
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Multi-Functional Blue-Green Developments
July 8, 2021
The 25-year Environmental Plan (2018) and more recently The Environment Bill (2020) has been a [...]
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Building for a Healthy Life
July 1, 2021
Building for a Healthy Life (BHL 2020) updates England’s most widely used design tool for creating [...]
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Are there Post Planting Constraints?
May 27, 2021
Many potential tree-planting schemes are cancelled because of misunderstandings over the long term [...]
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Our Climate is Changing, are we?
April 22, 2021
In celebration of Earth Day – 22nd April, GreenBlue are proud to endorse our team as industry [...]
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Lets Become the Collaboration Generation
February 18, 2021
Different disciplines working together from early planning is often a hot topic discussed within [...]
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The Conservation Volunteers: Let’s Get Planting
December 24, 2020
Mini Urban Forests – for people and green spaces Trees – we all know they are good for the [...]
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City of Trees: Let’s Get Planting!
December 17, 2020
City of Trees is the Community Forest for Greater Manchester and is one ten Community Forests [...]
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Introducing 9 Trees
December 3, 2020
9 Trees, as a concept, was formed in 2018 by Michael Cunningham, an experienced habitat and [...]
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The Barbican: Green Space in the Heart of London
September 10, 2020
Sited in the heart of the current City of London, the Barbican development represents a fascinating [...]
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The Role of Maintenance in Successful Urban Tree Planting
June 25, 2020
Unfortunately, the maintenance-free tree has yet to be discovered. However, the correct species [...]
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Introducing Cool Towns
September 18, 2019
Readers may remember that GreenBlue Urban have been fortunate enough to work on two European funded [...]
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Long Term Successful Tree Planting and the Rise of the Planter
July 19, 2019
Following some activity in the Twittersphere regarding the trees in planters in Kings Cross, a site [...]
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Green Infrastructure Walking Tour in Toronto
July 18, 2019
At GreenBlue Urban we are constantly committed to engaging a broad range of professionals to share [...]
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Bringing Together a Wealth of Expertise for – “Suds in the City”
July 11, 2019
In the fourth of the 2019 roadshows GBU has undertaken, having visited Glasgow, Leeds and [...]
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Discussing Future Approaches to ‘Green Streets’ in Leeds
June 27, 2019
In collaboration with Leeds City Council, Professor Alan Simson the Institute of Chartered [...]
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How to Incorporate Biodiversity Net Gain & SuDS on New Developments
June 13, 2019
It has now been confirmed in the Spring Statement that the Government will pass legislation to put [...]
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