Happy Healthy Communities
In our smaller communities Trees are more than just shade and protection, they are jungle gyms for children, a place for children to play and build tree houses. Trees provide beauty, a quintessential past time for many as walking down tree lined streets. The full range of benefits that urban trees bring to humanity is […]
Effective Pollutant Mitigation of Stormwater Run-Off Using ArborFlow
The ArborFlow SuDS Tree Pit system was developed as part of an integrated surface water management system to extend the use of the proven GreenBlue Urban tree pit system to attenuate stormwater run-off from a car park area, and to monitor the ability of the soil cell system to mitigate pollution levels; comparing inflow and […]
Adapting to Change through Green & Blue
With the increased pressure of flooding and heightened concern for Climate Change we are all having to rethink the importance and design of green infrastructure into our urban environment. With the new Environment Bill and the 8th Edition of Sewers for adoption, many disciplines are looking for advice as to how to comply – we […]
Introducing HydroPlanter™ – The Ultimate Rain Garden Solution
GreenBlue Urban are excited to announce the launch of a new modular bioretention raingarden system, the HydroPlanter™ The latest product can be retrofitted into highways schemes and on new developments of any size. Rain Gardens are used to enhance the capacity of the surface water piped drainage network by capturing and storing rainfall, allowing it […]
The Final Water Resilient Cities Event Peterborough, UK
It has been an incredible journey for the last three years working on the Water Resilient Cities project. The final conference was held in Peterborough, which included a site visit to one of the flagship Arborflow GBU SUDs tree pit schemes at Fletton Quays. The event was an opportunity for members of local authorities, private […]
Pioneering Urban Tree Planting Since the 90’s
Since the inception of GreenBlue Urban in 1992, we have set out to research and provide solutions to assist trees in their battle to establish in urban areas. In the late 1990’s, we commenced testing on the world’s first soil support module. The RootCell generation 1 was the world’s first soil cell and became the primary pattern […]
The Urban Greening Factor
The Urban Greening Factor has been introduced as part of The London Plan and provides an easily accessible means by which local authorities can score the merits of various green infrastructure and SuDs interventions across the urban environment. Covering a wide range of options including, but not limited to, street trees, green roofs, green walls, […]
Effective Pollutant Mitigation of Stormwater Run-Off Using ArborFlow
The ArborFlow SuDS Tree Pit system was developed as part of an integrated surface water management system to extend the use of the proven GreenBlue Urban tree pit system to attenuate stormwater run-off from a car park area, and to monitor the ability of the soil cell system to mitigate pollution levels; comparing inflow and […]
How Bioretention Tree Pits can Manage Stormwater at Source
At GreenBlue Urban we have been continuously innovating to develop engineered solutions that not only provide amenity and biodiversity value, but add the critical element of sustainability to the process of integrating trees into the urban landscape. With a particular focus on SUDs / LID, stormwater practitioners across diverse practices have been considering the importance […]
Discussing the adverse impacts of Microplastics
Today plastic is a vital raw material, integral to the manufacture of everyday products. Ten years ago, the plastics industry accounted for more than 1.4 million jobs in over 62,000 companies across the European Union. However, their disposal on an ever-increasing scale results in significant global impacts on wildlife from marine environment pollution. Microplastics are […]