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Realising the benefits of biodiversity in construction
With ever increasing evidence on the multitude of benefits that biodiversity brings - from the micro-climatic, to the mental and physical...
Andy Haigh, Sir Robert McAlpine
Oct 4, 20162 min read
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Placemaking on rooftops
It’s wonderful to see how green roofs have gone mainstream around the world over the past 10 years. From London to Sydney, Hamburg to...
Sarah Cary
Oct 3, 20162 min read
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Promoting biodiversity in an urban environment
Built-up urban areas can sometimes feel a bit like a concrete jungle. And when the most visible form of wildlife is a pigeon it’s no...
Sarah Beattie, Senior Environment & Energy Manager
Sep 22, 20163 min read
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BIG Biodiversity Challenge - embedding biodiversity across Kier Group
I was fortunate to be invited to last year’s BIG Biodiversity Challenge Awards and was taken aback by the enthusiasm, knowledge and...
John Edwards, Group Safety, Health
Sep 13, 20162 min read
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Biodiversity – beyond normal business practice
Joining the panel of judges again this year for the BIG Biodiversity Challenge was a pleasure. The challenge, to ‘do one thing’ for...
Una Maginn, Technical Director, Avian Ecology
Sep 6, 20162 min read
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Creating a legacy for habitat at Monks Brook
Winning the Large Scale Permanent Award in the 2015 BIG Biodiversity Challenge with – installation of Pool and Run Habitats at M27...
Linda Wilkinson, Interserve
Jul 25, 20162 min read
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Urban trees delivering sustainable water management
Densely populated and developed, urban infrastructure comprises layers of impermeable surfaces – roads, buildings, concrete. Our sewage...
Kate Halahan, Trees for Cities
Jul 13, 20163 min read
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The BIG Challenge 2016
With construction and development essential for continued economic growth, it is crucial that the current upward trend does not come at...
Michael Small, Project Manager, CIRIA
Jul 11, 20162 min read
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Delivering for communities through a BIG partnership
In 2014, we set out to bring together a partnership group that could together improve an impermeable and lifeless concrete forecourt at...
Helen Spring, London Wildlife Trust
Jul 8, 20162 min read
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Providing gains for biodiversity - one year on.
Winning the BIG Biodiversity Challenge Overall Award last year has helped further raise the profile of delivering biodiversity within...
Matt Tompsett, Kier Highways
Jul 7, 20161 min read
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Connecting people and wildlife - have a go!
In October 2015, in the splendid surroundings of the Sir Joseph Banks building at Royal Botanic Kew, Arc was announced winner in the...
Ian Boyd, Arc Consulting
Jul 6, 20162 min read
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