• Blue Roofs and BS6229
    Blue Roofs and BS 6229:2018 Blue Roofs and BS 6229:2018

    Blue Roofs and BS 6229:2018

Blue Roofs and BS 6229:2018

Following on from our post earlier about the changes to British Standard BS 6229:2018 ‘Flat roofs with continuously supported flexible waterproof coverings’,  Carl Harrop of Watershed Engineering explores how the new British Standard  […]

  • Eco Green Roof systems available from SIG Design & Technology Eco Green Roof systems available from SIG Design & Technology

    Eco Green Roof systems available from SIG Design & Technology

Eco Green Roof systems available from SIG Design & Technology

SIG Design & Technology are working with Eco Green Roofs (EGR) to provide guaranteed green roof and blue roof systems. Partnering with Eco Green Roofs allows SIG to offer a full built up system which combines expertise on both […]

  • Blue Roof Best Practice Blue Roof Best Practice

    Blue Roof Best Practice

Blue Roof Best Practice

The changing nature of blue roofs – from simple rainwater storage facilities to state-of-the-art attenuation solutions – has placed this cutting edge building technology at the forefront of current thinking on sustainable drainage systems (SuDS). This shift has […]

By |September 20th, 2018|Flat Roof|0 Comments
  • Our Top Ten Roofing Design Blog Posts of 2017 Our Top Ten Roofing Design Blog Posts of 2017

    Our Top Ten Roofing Design Blog Posts of 2017

Our Top Ten Roofing Design Blog Posts of 2017

It’s December, you’ve already eaten all the advent calendar chocolates, and as per tradition, we’re counting down the top ten blog posts.

So which are the most popular posts we’ve written on our roofing design blogs this year? For the first time […]

  • Metal Roofing on the Coast - Aberystwyth
    Our Top Ten Roofing Design Blog Posts of 2016 Our Top Ten Roofing Design Blog Posts of 2016

    Our Top Ten Roofing Design Blog Posts of 2016

Our Top Ten Roofing Design Blog Posts of 2016

It’s December, the sprouts are on and as per tradition, we’re counting down the top ten blog posts.

So which are the most popular posts we’ve written on our roofing design blog this year?

Here is the first half of the top ten, […]

  • Branch Place London Hybrid Green Blue Roof
    Blue Roof – what if you must have one? Blue Roof – what if you must have one?

    Blue Roof – what if you must have one?

Blue Roof – what if you must have one?

Over two years ago we published a post by Ross Finnie called Blue Roof: Why it is a Bad Idea’. It created a lot of interest and some controversy. Ross’ message was that there are better places to […]

  • Green Roof
    Top Ten Roofing Design Blog Posts of 2013 Top Ten Roofing Design Blog Posts of 2013

    Top Ten Roofing Design Blog Posts of 2013

Top Ten Roofing Design Blog Posts of 2013

As we approach the end of the year and the anniversary of our blogging about roof design, we thought it would be useful to find out which are the most popular posts we’ve written this year. We’d like to […]

  • Not a Blue Roof
    Blue Roof – why it is a bad idea Blue Roof – why it is a bad idea

    Blue Roof – why it is a bad idea

Blue Roof – why it is a bad idea

[UPDATE: This post was written in 2013 and Blue Roof technology has moved on since then, though Ross still believes taking the water off a roof is the best underlying policy and a blue roof should remain a last […]

By |October 17th, 2013|Flat Roof|9 Comments
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