Creating the Best Mixed Use Developments
Many of our town and city centres appear ghostlike when the commuters have returned to their suburban homes. The hustle and bustle of shopping and commercial areas where, during the boom times, office space was at a premium, and the financial incentives were great to convert residential properties into commercial space. This is a relatively […]
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 […]
How to Combat the Effects of Drought on Trees
Am I the only one noticing that trees are turning colour this year before the end of July? Isn’t it a bit early for autumn colours? Why is this happening this year? There are a number of influencing factors why and when leaves turn yellow and fall from the trees: generally, it is when the […]
El suelo estructural frente a la celda estructural
¿Alguna vez has plantado un árbol en una roca? Los árboles necesitan cantidades considerables de tierra con las características adecuadas de compactación, aireación, humedad y nutrientes para que las raíces puedan desarrollarse correctamente y madurar en suelos urbanos. En este post analizamos los principales beneficios de la celda de suelo frente al suelo estructural, sistema […]
Local Collaboration Continues!
From his landscape gardening days, Dean Bowie has been at the forefront of enabling the establishment of healthy living trees for us and future generations to enjoy.
Guest Blog:- 30 Year Celebrations!
GreenBlue Urban develops products that help create sustainable urban landscapes for future generations by providing green and blue infrastructure solutions. On Tuesday 19th July 22, they celebrated their 30th Birthday in Manchester…and I managed to bag an invite! As always there was a focus on protecting water as well as promoting SuDS and to […]
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 […]
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 […]
Lets Become the Collaboration Generation
Different disciplines working together from early planning is often a hot topic discussed within industry seminars and resources. However, as we all know actions speak louder than words. Two planning professional bodies that require a close working relationship from the outset are Drainage Engineers and Landscape Architects as design work and strategy co-exist in the […]
30 Years of Industry Collaboration
GreenBlue has always been proud to innovate, communicate and collaborate on many levels and those that know us would agree, being keen educators, we have had to adapt during these past 2 years to a new way of working, thankfully the digital age is a wondrous thing and we have grown alongside it. Our CPD offerings have developed to take a hybrid approach […]