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
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 representativeRead 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 toRead 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 BIG4LIFERead 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, inRead 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 ofRead 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 18thRead 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
The BIG4LIFE project has launched its first Community Service Learning (CSL) team to monitor the refurbished green roof of the H3 building at the Agrobiotech Park in Lleida (formerly known as the PCiTAL building). The team is formed by fourRead More »Launch of the BIG4LIFE Community Service Learning
The coordinators of the BIG4LIFE project, Gabriel Pérez and Laura Herrera, participate in the 7th ApS Conference of Catalan Universities (UIC) organized by the ApSUCat Network held at the International University of Catalonia. ApSUCAT is the service-learning network (ApS) ofRead More »BIG4LIFE coordinators participate in the 7th ApS Conference of Catalan Universities
