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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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. [...]

King Alfred’s School – Golder’s Green – Green roof installation for Bees

Over the weekend of 13th/14th a series of four green roofs designed for biodiversity were installed on a series of buildings at King Alfred’s School in Golders Green.

The roofs were installed using the methods and practices as outlined in John Little and Dusty Gedge’s e-guide on Small Scale Green Roof Construction. The [...]

Green Roofs and Small Scale Construction Course – Brighton

24th/25th April 2010
10.30-4.30 Saturday & 10.30-3.30 Sunday

The course will enable participants to learn about green roofs and their benefits. Background information will be provided on their history and evolution. The creation of wildlife habitats including local ecologies will be covered, as will the growing of food on green roofs. Details will be given on the [...]

Small Scale Greenroof Construction Course & Seminar: Liverpool

Thursday 29th April 2010 – 10.00 to 17.00
LANDLIFE
National Wildflower Centre
Court Hey Park
Liverpool L16 3NA
United Kingdom

The course will enable participants to learn about green roofs and their benefits. Background information will be provided on their history and evolution. The creation of wildlife habitats including local ecologies will be covered, as will the growing of food on [...]