The benefits of using green roofs and walls to re-naturalize urban spaces are the focus of the new Breakfast4Inno innovation breakfast The benefits of using green walls and roofs on buildings were the focus of the latest Breakfast4Inno innovation breakfast, organized monthly by Agrotecnio… Read More »“Green roofs are not a trend, they are here to stay”
The Green Fund is co-financing the European project BIG4LIFE, part of the LIFE Program, to support the Hellinic Open University (HOU) in achieving project’s goals. These include the co-design of framework plans for co-maintenance and co-evaluation of impacts of Building-Integrated… Read More »BIG4LIFE receives co-financing from the Green Fund, Greece
The BIG4LIFE project has undertaken the refurbishment of the green roof of the Artesà Auditorium in El Prat de Llobregat, with work starting in late October and scheduled for completion by the third week of December 2024. This project has… Read More »Start of the refurbishment of the green roof of Auditori Artesà
The European project BIG4LIFE held its annual meeting on November 13 and 14 in Barcelona, bringing together all the consortium partners to showcase the benefits of Building Integrated Greenery (BIG) systems, such as green roofs and facades. Through eight representative… Read More »BIG4LIFE celebrates its annual meeting
On November 6th and 7th, Gabriel Pérez and Laura Herrera participated in the Open Day of the Spanish Technological and Scientific Parc Association (APTE for its initials in Spanish) which happened simultaneously in 10 autonomous communities, to give visibility to… Read More »BIG4LIFE participates in the APTE Open Day
On October 24th, the BIG4LIFE project participated in the Urban Green and Biodiversity Fair held in Igualada, an event designed to address the evolving demands in urban greening and biodiversity sectors. This fair presented a unique opportunity for the BIG4LIFE… Read More »BIG4LIFE Project Participated in the Urban Green and Biodiversity Fair
Researchers highlighted the benefits of building-integrated greenery systems for sustainable urban environments. The BIG4LIFE consortium made a significant impact at the 5th International Conference on Environmental Design and Health (ICED2024), which took place from October 18 to 20, 2024, in… Read More »BIG4LIFE Consortium Showcased Innovative Research at ICED2024 Conference in Athens
This summer, Gabriel Luque and Laura Herrera, coordinators of the BIG4LIFE project have hosted Martina Lorente, a senior high-school student who is carrying out her research project on green roofs. The work is entitled “Green roofs: study and comparison of… Read More »BIG4LIFE summer school
The BIG4LIFE consortium will participate in the 5th International Conference on Environmental Design and Health (ICED2024) organized by our partner Laboratory of Technology and Policy of Energy and Environment from the Hellenic Open University in Athens (Greece) from the 18th… Read More »BIG4LIFE participates in ICED2024
BIG systems support biodiversity in urban environments. BIG4LIFE researchers have installed autonomous bio-trapping cameras to have a log of all the animals visiting the project’s green roof at the Agrobiotech Park in Lleida in search of water, food, or shelter.… Read More »Green roofs host biodiversity
