Training & Workshops

Keep up to date with news of green roof workshops, training, talks and conferences through the categorised information on the site. Select from the category list below to browse upcoming events as well as feedback/overviews from past events.

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Living roofs and Ecosystem Services – London

9th September: Living Roofs & Ecosystem Services
Dusty Gedge and Gary Grant

Flash flooding, air pollution health alerts are already part of London’s summer profile. The near future will see these increase due to an increase in the urban heat island effect.  Possible Lisbon style temperatures by 2020. This masterclass looks at a range of ecological design principles [...]

Video of Green Roof and Living Roof Course – November 2009

A green roof and living roof course held in November 2009. Dusty Gedge and John Little talk and present talks during the course. The course was undertaken by Greenrooftraining on behalf of RESET.

Coltsfoot and Crocuses on a Green Roof – Lewisham

Spring is here and it is about a year ago that two small green roofs were installed in the Recycling Yard of the London Borough of Lewisham. Since then the roofs have developed and been planted with additional flowers.  Last summer the living roofs were awash with annuals and the native herbs that were planted. [...]

Ecosystem Services and Living roofs Training

Last Friday {12th March} and Saturday (13th) Gary Grant and Dusty Gedge provided 10 delegates with a two day course on ecosystem services and living roofs and walls. The training days are part of a range of training that RESET is providing over the coming year.

The course dealt with how Future cities [...]

Small Scale Green Roofs Construction Course – Essex

10th July 2010
Course,  Seminar and tour of local green roofs

Hilldrop, Laindon Road, Horndon on the Hill, Essex. SS17 8QB

In the home gardens of John Little from the Grass Roof Company and includes a tour of a selection of green roofs in the area.

The course will enable participants to learn about green roofs and their benefits. [...]