BuGG Awards 2024

BuGG - 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 ...

EFB Open Meeting – European Update

EFB 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 ...

New profession: climate gardener

New 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 ...

President of the European Federation of Green Roof and Green Wall Association visits the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) in Macao, China

President 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 ...

Redefine 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! Participate now! 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 food security ...

Green Market Report 2023 Czech Republic

Green 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 ...

Book about Living roofs

The 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. ...

EFB 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 ...

French National Association Adivet Expands

French National Association Adivet Expands Founded in 2002 to promote the greening of green roofs—a then-emerging market— French National Association Adivet has broadened its scope to include garden terraces and green façades. Now, Adivet is expanding further to embrace the greening of urban built environments and infrastructures, particularly in cities. This evolution reflects the association’s commitment to addressing today’s climate ...

Green Market Report Overview

Green Market Report Overview Developing green infrastructures in the urban areas is a huge, long-term investment that needs very strong commitment from policy-makers, public and private investors on city, national and European levels. A valid market report will show the growing importance of the greening sector and will support key decision-makers to proceed with their greening strategies. The European Federation of ...