Our Green Roof and Lanscaping Systems
With Blackdown’s range of green roof systems we can provide the ideal solution for your project. Whether it is a recreational space for inhabitants, a wildlife friendly environment or to improve the atmosphere around the building. Below outlines our three core solutions – ideal for new build or refurbishment construction projects.
Intensive Green Roofs
Intensive green roofs offer the benefits of a small urban park and support a wide range of plants, trees and shrubs. They provide recreational space for people and a rich habitat for wildlife.
Extensive Green Roofs
These systems are perfect in improving air and water quality, lower carbon emissions and providing local wildlife with a suitable environment. This system is also highly efficient in attenuating water.
Biodiverse Green Roofs
These roofs adopt many of the features of an extensive green roof and can be planted with vegetation to replace or replicate a lost habitat. They are light to medium weight with relatively shallow substrate depths.
Installation Case Studies
Find out how Blackdown provide their products from initial design stage through to completion and ongoing post project support, such as maintenance.
SECC Hydro, Glasgow
The £125million SSE Hydro is a state-of-the-art entertainment and sporting venue in Glasgow. The Blackdown Intensive Green Roof system was specified by the architect as they were looking for a sustainable solution to help with the strong design features of the building’s entrance.
Chester Bus Station
Blackdown are proud to have completed the green roof at the Chester Bus Interchange site which is a £10 million ‘key enabling’ project and part of the wider £300m Chester Northgate Redevelopment.
The bus interchange is due to open early in 2017.
Kew Bridge, London
The Hydrotech Hot Melt System is the preferred waterproofing system of St James Homes and has been utilised along with Derbigum Bituminous Membranes to provide waterproofing solutions with Blackdown Green Roof applied to the podium and garden areas.
LATEST PROJECT CASE STUDY
Material Store – London
Blackdown landscape the green roof for the contemporary communal area at Material Store, West London
OLD VINYL FACTORY
A compelling project and was one of the largest regeneration projects in West London.
630 APARTMENTS
Home to a new community with commercial and leisure facilities including restaurants, shops and restaurants.
BESPOKE INTENSIVE PLANTERS
Containing a variety of wildflowers, sedums and shrubs.
OUTDOOR LIVING SPACE
An area aimed at providing children with green space for them to play, in an otherwise highly built up area.
Blackdown’s Service
“Every green roof should be configured to suit the specific benefits sought and the environment in which it is installed.”
Adrian Culling, Technical Manager
Let’s Get Started…
Below you will find the key files, brochures and downloads relevant to your project, if you require any other information contact us today
NBS DOCUMENTS
National Building Specification files relating to all our systems are here
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Substrate Installation
The choice of lifting substrate up to the roof level and subsequent dispersion of it across the roof has significant budgetary and scheduling implications. Blackdown assesses each project’s specific conditions[…]
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Plant Installation
The choice of vegetation is a function of cost, time and the requirement for instant greening. The plant layer can be installed using the following methods: NatureMat: A high quality[…]
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General Design Issues
Structural design criteria: Wind: The green roof build‐up must have sufficient weight to resist uplift due to wind. Erosion control measures may be required to protect the main roof area,[…]
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RIBA Approved CPD Seminars
Blackdown can provide a variety of added services including RIBA approved continued professional development (CPD) seminars. Blackdown will liaise with you to find a date and venue to suit you.
Client Testimonials
Don’t take our word for it – here’s what our clients say:
I visited site on Tuesday and was really impressed with the completed Material Store development – the podium landscape and roof terraces are well installed and it’s great to see a project where the quality of the soft landscape hasn’t been compromised – so well done to your team!
Rob Beswick
B D Landscape Architects