Thank you Dusty

Thank you to Dusty Gedge of his extemely interesting seminar on Green roofs and liveable cities.

Dusty has been instrumental in promoting green roofs in the UK. Dusty was instrumental in the formation of Livingroofs.org, the UK's first independent green roof organization. Livingroofs.org is the number one website on green roofs in the UK

Livingroofs.org has also been active in working with other cities in the UK such as Manchester, Bristol and Birmingham. Livingroofs has sponsorship from all the main green roofing companies in the UK.

Dusty has designed a number of seminal green roofs in the UK including:
Barclays HQ Canary Wharf,
Grays Inn Road, London
Komodo Dragon House, London Zoo

Ecoplaster

http://www.hempirebuilding.co.uk/ecoplaster.html

This plaster looks quite interesting. It is a plaster made with hemp, so is carbon neutral in manufacture. It actually takes in CO2 as it cures, making it carbon positive. The plaster has an insulation quality too

Ibstock clay bricks workshop

This workshop was really interesting. We really enjoyed building a section of wall with a range of new Ibstock bricks; including their new Ecoterre unfired clay bricks.

Unfired clay bricks have excellent sustainability credentials – low energy input, very low waste, are fully recyclable and the bricks are manufactured in the UK. When incorporated into a building they give thermal mass and acoustic insulation, inhibit condensation and regulate the relative humidity of the atmosphere.

This demonstration was supported by an excellent lecture by Dr. David Hill, of Ibstock. The lecture was very well attended, and we thank all of you for coming.

Thank you to Ibstock for a very informative and enjoyable day.

Dr Ken Yeang is coming to London