Articles Blog Articles Greening Modern Cities: international conference in Warsaw took place on 21.03.2025Greening Modern Cities: International Conference in Warsaw On March 21, 2025, the Polish Green Roof Association (PSDZ) successfully hosted the international conference“Greening Modern Cities – The Role of Green Roofs and Living Walls in the Context of Urban Climate Change Adaptation”in Warsaw, Poland. The hybrid event attracted over 135 participants from across Europe and beyond, gathering experts, practitioners, researchers, and ... Read More Read moreEFB Annual General Meeting 2025 in WarsawEFB Annual General Meeting 2025 in Warsaw On March 20, 2025, the European Federation of Green Roof and Green Wall Associations (EFB) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Warsaw. The event brought together key stakeholders from across Europe to reflect on the achievements of the past year and shape the future of urban greening initiatives. Key Highlights of the ... Read More Read moreIntroducing the new EFB Publication: Benefits of Green Buildings: Green Roofs, Green Walls, and Vertical Indoor GreeneryIntroducing the new EFB Publication: Benefits of Green Buildings: Green Roofs, Green Walls and Vertical Indoor Greenery The European Federation of Green Roof and Living Wall Associations (EFB) is proud to present the newly translated and updated publication: "Benefits of Green Buildings (Green Roofs, Green Walls, and Vertical Indoor Greenery) – A Compilation of Numbers, Data, and Facts from Different ... Read More Read moreFrance: professional recommendations for vegetated cladding systemsRecommandations professionnelles bardages rapportés végétalisés The Adivet publishes the Professional Recommendations for Green Facade Cladding Systems The Professional Recommendations for Green Facade Cladding Systems (RP BRV) provide all the necessary information for the design, installation, and maintenance of vertical greening systems, such as cladding systems, whether modular or continuous. Introduction to the document. At the end of 2024, Adivet published ... Read More Read moreItalian’s guideline for green facadesVertical Green Guidlines Italy Instructions for the design, execution, control and maintenance of green walls The Italian Association AIVEP has published a guideline for green facades in 2023. The AIVEP Guideline for Vertical Green is proposed as a solid reference basis for the design of greened up walls, providing designers, producers, implementers and all stakeholders, a technical and scientific framework. ... Read More Read moreAustrian Standard for vertical outdoor greening: now available in EnglishAustrian Standard for Vertical Outdoor Greening: ÖNORM L1136 now Available in English Directives for planning, maintenance and control In an exciting development for urban greening enthusiasts and professionals, the Austrian standard ÖNORM L1136 for vertical outdoor greening has officially been published in English. This comprehensive guide, which was previously available only in German, is now accessible to an international audience, ... Read More Read moreGreen Market Report Austria 2019-2022Austrian Green Market Report 2019-2022 The green industry in figures - market study on greening buildings. The Green Market Report 2019 - 2022 is the newest market report on the Austrian green building industry with comprehensive data, facts and figures. Green Market Report Austria The Green Market Report Austria comprehensively describes the Austrian market developments of greening buildings in the ... Read More Read moreGreen 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 more
