On September 16 and 17, BIG4LIFE received a monitoring visit from CINEA, the European Commission agency responsible for environmental and climate programmes such as LIFE. Representatives from the National Contact Point of the LIFE Programme of the Spanish Ministry forRead More »CINEA visit and annual group meeting
One of the most important ecosystem services provided by green roofs and facades is their support for biodiversity in urban environments. In this context, the BIG4LIFE project is collaborating on a master’s Thesis within the master’s in Integrated Pest ManagementRead More »BIG4LIFE green roofs, a research space for urban biodiversity
On 5 and 6 June 2025, project researchers took part in the World Congress on Green Roofs and Facades in Basel, one of the leading international forums on green infrastructure. BIG4LIFE presented notable results: The congress forms part of GreenRead More »Auto DraftWorld Congress on Green Roofs and Façades in Basel Auto Draft
BIG4LIFE project promotes the exchange of knowledge across countries and cultures. Architecture students from the University of Genoa have worked on the design of a biodiverse green roof on the Cavallers building as part of the BIG4LIFE project. During aRead More »COOPERATION WITH UNIVERSITY OF GENOA
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 AgrotecnioRead More »“Green roofs are not a trend, they are here to stay”
From the classroom to action! Many of the BIG4LIFE actions encourage the active participation of young students. One example is the green roof redesign tasks at the H3 building of Parc Agrobiotech in Lleida which we recently started working on with studentsRead More »ACTIVITIES RELATED TO AN ARCHITECTURE COURSE
As part of the BIG4LIFE project, the University of Lleida has organized during February 2025 several workshops for high school students to explore nature-based architectural solutions. Institutes Maria Rúbies, Castell dels Templers and Gili i Gaia are the high schoolsRead More »GREEN ARCHITECTURE WORKSHOPS
Students from the Architecture School of Vallès (ETSAV – UPC) explored two green roofs monitored within the BIG4LIFE project: A dozen students made this visit as part of an intensive course, where they work on the redesign of the flatRead More »VISIT OF ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS FROM ETSAV (UPC) TO GREEN ROOFS
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-IntegratedRead 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 hasRead More »Start of the refurbishment of the green roof of Auditori Artesà
