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 […]
Effective Community Engagement with SuDS
Community engagement plays a crucial role in enabling nature-based solutions to tackle the ongoing implications of climate change and the effects of flooding in our towns and cities. GBU’s mission is to be the interface between nature and the built environment, by doing so a collaborative approach is possible to enable the successful planning, design, […]
There’s more to managing stormwater than ‘pipe to pond’
Looks all too familiar, doesn’t it? Far too often we are seeing images across our news channels on localised and global flooding. According to the UK Environment Agency, over 5 million homes are at risk of flooding in England alone. The average cost of flooding to a home is £30k and the mental health impacts […]
There’s more to managing stormwater than ‘pipe to pond’
Looks all too familiar, doesn’t it? Far too often we are seeing images across our news channels on localised and global flooding. According to the UK Environment Agency, over 5 million homes are at risk of flooding in England alone. The average cost of flooding to a home is £30k and the mental health impacts […]
There’s more to managing stormwater than ‘pipe to pond’
Looks all too familiar, doesn’t it? Far too often we are seeing images across our news channels on localised and global flooding. According to the UK Environment Agency, over 5 million homes are at risk of flooding in England alone. The average cost of flooding to a home is £30k and the mental health impacts […]
Mission – Possible!
The negative effects of climate change we see and hear worrying, the proven statistics are even more so. Whilst we at GreenBlue Urban understand the urgent challenge of Climate Change, it is often presented as barely possible to halt; nevertheless, humankind has the power to press the brakes on what feels like a runaway train. […]
Razones para plantar tus árboles urbanos con soluciones integrales
GreenBlue Urban lleva décadas apoyando a contratistas de obras, ayudándoles a ahorrar tiempo y costes, así como ayudando a los árboles en su lucha por sobrevivir en entornos urbanos. Nuestra experiencia fabricando una amplia gama de productos diseñados especialmente con ese propósito bajo exigentes estándares de calidad nos permite comprender los retos a los que […]
Global Climate Change – A Paradigm Shift Required
Adapting to Climate Change has never been so important; as the BBC reported just this week the past seven years have been the hottest on record. In 2021, Europe lived through its warmest and wettest summer and record temperatures were reported in Western US and Canada; extreme wildfires killing hundreds – all these statistics are […]
Muros verdes con plantas trepadoras: Todo lo que necesitas saber
El uso de plantas trepadoras puede resultar una forma muy interesante de mejorar nuestros entornos de vida y trabajo. El reverdecimiento de fachadas, pérgolas y espacios ajardinados llevará tu proyecto más allá de lo ordinario, creando nuevas formas de infraestructura verde en el largo plazo. La ecologización es cada vez más difícil en escenarios urbanos, […]