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19 Aug 2010
Green roof on The Cube, Sheffield
Our Research Officer has spent the last four months collecting data for a comprehensive audit of Sheffield’s green roofs. This project is a partnership between Groundwork Sheffield, The Green Roof Centre and Sheffield City Council.
Research Officer Michaella Leahy has been trawling through planning applications, following up word-of-mouth leads and visiting green roof sites across Sheffield. The data collected is currently being used to create online multi-layered maps which will provide a graphic illustration of green roof progress in Sheffield.
Findings so far suggest there are at least 49 developments with green roofs, and another 42 with conditional planning consent. In addition there are 14 domestic green roof projects within the city which we are aware of.
Sheffield has roughly 24, 573 m² of green roof across the city.
Of the 49 green roof developments 14 are owned by Sheffield City Council, and a further 7 belong to the University of Sheffield.
These impressive statistics highlight the successful collaboration between The Green Roof Centre and Sheffield City Council, in making green roofs part of the city’s climate change adaptation strategy.
