Drainage and water management systems manufacturer Polypipe is gearing up to hold one of the UK’s first industry-wide conferences on green infrastructure later this month.
The Polypipe InfraGreen conference, due to take place in London on 28 June, will see 16 built environment experts from across Europe take part.
Among the specialists due to discuss how to establish more green spaces in urban areas are Peter Massini of the Greater London Authority, Dusty Gedge, president of the European Federation of Green Roof and Wall Associations, and Dan Cook, chief executive of the Landscape Institute.
Key themes will include the health and wellbeing benefits of green infrastructure, blue-green roof design, and passive irrigation.
The event will take place at the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and is open to all built environment and water management professionals.
Polypipe specification director Sean Robinson said: “Policy makers, urban planners and architects are fully aware of the need to change the way rainwater is managed in urban environments. For generations, the wisdom was to manage water away from buildings as efficiently as possible to minimise long-term damage.
“However, with mass urbanisation set to continue and cities contributing to a rise in localised temperatures, there needs to be a change in mind set so that we can harness the water as a resource to keep our cities cool, by keeping them green.”
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