Articles Blog Articles Green Market Report 2024 GermanyGreen Market Report 2024 Germany The green roof market grew by more than 17% between 2022 and 2023. Last year, around 10,191,000 square metres of roof area were newly greened in Germany. These figures are just a really small insights into the current data from the ‘BuGG Green Building Market Report 2024’. It also includes the topics ‘Subsidies for green ... Read More Read moreBook of abstracts of Nature Based Solutions SummitBook of abstracts of Nature Based Solutions Summit Discussing Nature-Based Solutions for Sustainable Urban Development From 23rd to 24th of May 2024 the event NBS Summit Urban Edition was a great success including intense debate and sharing knownledge in Porto. The event, which drew over 500 attendees, featured numerous international experts and leaders in urban sustainability, creating a platform for ... Read More Read moreBuGG Awards 2024BuGG - Award 2024 Here are the winners of Germany Every year, the Bundesverband GebäudeGrün e.V. (BuGG) organises the BuGG Award in three categories: roof, façade and interior. Once again this year, all BuGG members were invited to submit the best pictures and a short description of their projects - or projects in which they were involved. A total of ... Read More Read moreEFB Open Meeting – European UpdateEFB Open Meeting – European Update REGISTER HERE: https://naturebasedenterprise.com/networks/events/164415 The European Federation of Green Roof and Living Walls Associations (EFB) is the umbrella organisation for the Green Roof and Wall Associations in Europe. Our goal is to spread awareness and available information about green roofs and walls. Therefore, we launched EFB Open Meetings touching upon various topics related to green roofs and ... Read More Read moreNew profession: climate gardenerNew profession in Austria: climate gardener Austria. The new three-year apprenticeship of the profession climate gardener started its first round in July 2024. The pioneering profession of climate gardener offers an answer to the increasing requirements for urban greening and climate adaptation. This is a milestone, as the subject of building greening, with topics such as building optimisation, execution and ... Read More Read morePresident of the European Federation of Green Roof and Green Wall Association visits the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) in Macao, ChinaPresident of the European Federation of Green Roof and Green Wall Association visits the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) in Macao, China Dr. Paulo Palha, a President of the European Federation of Green Roof & Green Wall Associations (EFB) and current President of the National Association of Green Roofs (ANCV) in Portugal, visited the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) on October ... Read More Read moreRedefine the economy to redefine the world – Participate now!Redefine the economy to redefine the world Read our Concept Note and share your feedback to shape a Nature-Positive Economy Turn your opinion into action! {{ vc_btn: title=Participate+now%21&color=green&align=center&css=&link=url%3Ahttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.gonaturepositive.eu%252F }} Framing the Nature-Positive Economy A Nature-Positive Economy (NPE) aims to foster prosperity whilst protecting and restoring the natural world we rely upon. It creates new opportunities for innovation, job creation and ... Read More Read moreGreen Market Report 2023 Czech RepublicGreen Market Report 2023 Czech Republic The interest in green roofs is growing in the Czech Republic, as confirmed by the latest data research from the Green Roofs and Facades Association (ZES). While in 2014 the number of 110,000 m² of new green roofs, in 2023 this number has climbed to a record with 495,000 m². This can be compared ... Read More Read moreBook about Living roofsThe french asscociation ADIVET published a new book about Living Roofs- Building with plants on a roof! Even if they come from the dawn of time with the gardens of Babylon, green roofs have been rediscoverd with the developement of flat roofs since the 20th century. Now supported by the law, they have begun to be included in planning texts. ... Read More Read moreEFB webinar “Stormwater Management”EFB webinar “Stormwater Management” Date: 16th October 2024 Time: 4:00 p.m. (CET) Platform: MS Teams Registration: https://naturebasedenterprise.com/events/158413 Speakers: Vera Enzi-Zechner (Austria) – Vice-President of the EFB, Independent Consultant - discussing recent EU policies, national strategies, and Horizon projects related to stormwater management and the Sponge City concept. Heiko Sieker (Germany) – Managing Director of Ingenieurgesellschaft Prof. Dr. Sieker mbH, Honorary Professor for Urban Hydrology at TU Berlin ... Read More Read more
