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The implementation of Green Roofs and Vertical Gardens is an effective strategy to address extreme weather conditions and enhance the quality of life in urban areas. The city of Porto showcases remarkable examples of green infrastructure implementation, such as in Praça de Lisboa, Fórum Maia, Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã, and Escola Básica do Falcão. Paulo Palha, the founder and current …
The EFB welcomes new member - Converde - the Romanian Association of Green Roof and Wall Constructors The EFB welcomes welcomes Converde and now proudly counts 17 members within the European Federation. The Romanian Association of Green Roof and Wall Constructors - Asociația Constructorilor de Acoperișuri, Pereți și Fațade Verzi – Converde – was founded in May 2023, the organization ...
10th European Urban Resilience Forum The 10th anniversary of the European Urban Resilience Forum (EURESFO) took place on 18-20 October in Cascais, Portugal. Resilience-makers, Resilience innovators, Resilience providers, and Resilience supporters gathered in Cascais to define pathways for a resilient transformation across Europe and the globe. Since 2013, the European Urban Resilience Forum (EURESFO) has been a unique exchange platform ...
Scandinavian Green Roof Award 2022 The Green Roof Award has been awarded annually by the Scandinavian Green Roof Institute since 2000 to the best green roof project in Scandinavia, on the initiative of the City of Malmö. Last week, there was an award ceremony for the Scandinavian Green Roof Award 2022. Extensive green roofs Winner of the Scandinavian Green Roof ...
ProGIreg celebrates successes at final event in Zagreb On 13 & 14 September 2023, the proGIreg partners met in Zagreb for its final event, highlighting the main successes of the past 5 years. During the two day event, partners discussed the key results (such as the business model catalogue), as well as the approaches used to achieve these results. Furthermore, ...
The results of the Green Roof of 2023 competition in the Czech Republic The Green Roof of the Year competition has been following the situation on the green roof market in the Czech Republic for ten years. Fifteen objects entered in this year's competition and were visited by members of the expert jury in mid-June. The results of the competition were solemnly ...
EFB Executive Board We are glad to continue presenting our Team, starting with the EFB Executive Board, which is forming the core of the European Federation of Green Roof and Living Wall Associations (EFB). As you already know, at the EFB Annual General Meeting, which took place in Berlin and online on 30.06.2023 the new EFB President was elected - ...
EFB elected a new President - Paulo Palha from Portugal During the EFB Annual General Meeting - 2023 which took place in Berlin on 30.06.2023, there have been approved changes in the composition of the Board of the organisation. Paulo Palha - the founder and current president of the Portuguese Green Roofs National Association - was elected as a President ...
The EFB Annual General Meeting took place in Berlin and online on 30.06.2023 The representatives of 16 EFB Member Associations participated in the meeting to hear the report about the EFB activities in 2022-2023 and to discuss the EFB strategy for the upcoming year. At the meeting, there have been approved changes in the composition of the Board of the ...
SoGreen Alliance embraces result voting European Parliament on Nature Restoration Law The SoGreen Alliance, in which eight European associations of urban green professionals cooperate (www.onthegreenmove.com), has followed the voting yesterday in the European Parliament on the Nature Restoration Law with great interest. The Alliance is, looking from the point of view of greening cities, delighted about the fact that the ...