Understanding Biodiversity Requirements – Urban Greening Factor and Biodiversity Net Gain

Discussing Urban Tree Choices and Constraints with John Parker

MultiFunctional SuDS: The Challenges and Solutions with Johnny Phillips, United Utilities

Is one of the most frequently asked questions when integrating sustainable urban drainage solutions in the public realm.

Our recent interview with the renowned George Warren, ex flood lead at Hammersmith & Fulham and GLA, now Anglian Water highlights the ongoing requirement for partnership with local authorities to tackle adoption and maintenance barriers and break the lack of understanding to encourage nature-based solutions for the benefit of all and support climate adaption.

Resilient Places: Discussing Options for Adoption With George Warren

In our latest podcast, our PR and Specification Consultant Howard Gray Interviews CEO Dean Bowie on the past 30 years of GreenBlue Urban. 

From the invention of the RootRain Metro to creating the world's first commercial soil cell, RootCell and through to present-day innovations within air cleaning and off-grid lighting.

Discussing 30 Years of GreenBlue Urban with Dean Bowie

In our latest podcast, we speak with Julia Baker and Tanith Cook of Mott McDonald, as we discuss #biodiversitynetgain, delving into the fascinating world of biodiversity and the concept of net gain.
Discover how the metric looks in practice, its potential to make and difference, and how it differs from ecosystem services.

Discussing; Biodiversity Net Gain: what does success look like?

A discussion with Jeremy Peirce from JP Associates to reflect upon the current situation and future of trees on new developments.

Interview with Jeremy Peirce, JP Associates

We had the privilege to talk with Tom Armour, Director of Landscape at ARUP. Tom has been instrumental in promoting the green infrastructure agenda across the organisation and bringing a unique, creative and most importantly, a holistic approach to landscape architecture practice within Arup.

Tom Armour Interview – Director of Landscape, Ove Arup + Partners

In this latest podcast interview we had the pleasure of speaking to founder and director of Churchman Landscape Architects, Chris Churchman, on the impact urban tree planting can have on mitigating pollution.

Supporting Clean Air Day With Churchman Landscape Architects

We were delighted to be able to grab a few minutes with arguably one of the most forward-thinking and enthusiastic Head of Highways in the capital.

Discussing SuDS with Ian Hawthorn

In this interview with John Parker of LTOA we discuss the need to face the challenges of below ground constraints head-on. What do we know about and how can we overcome situations where the ‘ideal’ tree pit design cannot be implemented?

John Parker, Chair of the London Tree Officers Association (LTOA)

In this podcast interview, Sharon provides an overview of the particular role Arbs play across the public/private sector divide and gives a view as to the future of her industry. As we can tell from the interview, Sharon is passionate about the profession and hopes to encourage young people to consider a career working to secure the long-term health of our canopy.

Sharon Hosegood Discusses the Future of Arboriculture

Valuing our Future Landscape with Adam White

Discussing SUDS in Greener Grangetown, Cardiff, with Ian Tetherington.

Discussing SUDS in Greener Grangetown, Cardiff, with Ian Tetherington

It was an immense pleasure to speak with the Director of the Urban Design Group, Robert Huxford. Robert and the wider UDG team, including their patrons have worked tirelessly for the past forty years to raise the awareness of the importance of urban design and to engage disciplines from engineering to landscape architecture in the advancement of quality places.

Robert Huxford Urban Design Group Podcast Interview

In this podcast we had the pleasure of speaking to Dr Julia Baker, Biodiversity Specialist at Balfour Beatty, on the importance of biodiversity net gain and the changing legislation and policy to support its implementation.

A Podcast Interview with Dr Julia Baker, Biodiversity Specialist Balfour Beatty

GreenBlue Urban had the opportunity to be a part of an award-winning estate regeneration scheme in Hackney, London, which has won the prestigious New London Architecture Mayor’s Prize and a RIBA National Award. The podcast with Lizzie Le Mare from Tibbalds Planning Consultancy highlights a number of key opportunities and challenges when integrating high-quality landscape to connect existing and regeneration sites.

Discussing "Clever ways to integrate space" with Lizzie Le Mare of Tibbalds Planning Consultancy

Thanks to the multidisciplinary and cross border cooperation fostered by the EU Interreg Water Resilient Cities project, a unique Anglo-Dutch collaboration was formed between the preeminent British landscape Architects and SUDs specialists Bob Bray Associates and the Municipality of Middleburg in Zeeland, NL.

Kevin Barton, Robert Bray Associates and his work with Municipality of Middleburg, Netherlands

Discussing SuDS with Max Anderson, Product Manager at Innovyze

Charlotte was fortunate to catch up with friend and passionate advocate for quality trees Tim Arkell, Principle Landscape Architect of Waterman Group. Tim was instrumental in delivering the landscape design of the Graven Hill site – 1,900 new homes featured on Grand Designs, Channel 4.

Discussing Tree Pits and SUDs on Graven Hill with Tim Arkell, Waterman Group

Providing cutting edge solutions to Urban Planners and Landscape Designers in implementing "green on grey" - the successful integration of living plants in the built environment.

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