About Us
Who we are
The founding green roof associations of Austria, Germany and Switzerland established the European Federation of Green Roof and Wall Associations (EFB) in 1997. Since then the following associations have joined: Netherlands, Belgium, France, Scandinavia, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Czech Republic, Portugal, England, Spain and Serbia. As of 2019 there are 15 member associations in EFB. The Federation and its national members actively promote the use of green roofs and green facades throughout Europe. Such technologies are known to provide better quality of life for towns and cities by returning sealed surfaces back to nature.
By organizing urban green infrastructure conferences over Europe (EUGIC) the transfer of knowledge becomes enhanced. In 2015 the first European Urban Green Infrastructure Conference took place in Vienna with great success, followed by Budapest in 2017 and London in 2019. Within the last years working groups supported by the European Commission intensified and Green Roof and wall Technologies became part of Horizon 2020 projects across Europe. Currently the EFB has started a market research initiative to generate a comprehensive market report for the greening industry (2018-2019).
Vision & Mission
Liveable – safe – green: cities for future generations
The Federation and its national members actively promote the use of green roofs and green facades throughout Europe. Such technologies are known to provide better quality of life for towns and cities by returning sealed surfaces back to nature and help with Climate Change Adaptation. In 2018 the European Parliament and the Council amended the Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings and the Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency. In this light, green roofs and walls can contribute even more by improving building’s energy performances and help meeting other important targets like renewable Energies development.
Board
President
Dusty Gedge
Vice Presidents
Vera Enzi
Pavel Dostal
Paulo Palha
Heiko Schmidt
Steering Committee
Maurizio Crasso
Simon Perneel
Julian Briz
Danica Lacarc
Marta Weber
Tobias Emilsson
Peter Dezsenyi
Francois Lassalle
