Today sees the launch of the new Green Roof Code 2021. The GRO code outlines best practice for design, specification, installation and maintenance of green roofs and can be downloaded from the GRO website.

There are many advantages to the combination of green roofs and photovoltaics, often referred to as biosolar roofs. Evaporative cooling of vegetation leads to an increase in the efficiency of the photovoltaic system. At the same time, the green roof makes an important contribution to preserving the natural water balance and increasing biodiversity.

Last year Optigreen worked alongside partner company DF Roofing on the Hackbridge Primary School in Mitcham (London). The building has been designed by Architype to be the first Passivhaus Plus school in the UK. The aim was to effectively meet net-zero carbon targets by combining the Passivhaus levels of energy-efficiency by using renewables to generate as much energy as the building consumes throughout the year.

The summer 2020 edition of Opti News covers a company update regarding Coronavirus, as well as information on exhibitions Optigreen are participating in and some exciting new case studies.

The Green Roof Organisation (GRO), the independent UK body which represents the industry, has now become a fully-fledged trade association.

The beginning of this year has seen us face unprecedented circumstances and we are all having to get accustomed to different ways of working due to the Coronavirus pandemic. We are doing our best to keep in regular contact and update our customers as best we can and maintain all our regular forms of correspondence such as this newsletter

Green roofs are already known for their ability to attenuate water, but this can now be enhanced with blue roof technology. Therefore, Optigreen has released a new RIBA approved Blue Roof article.

This issue looks back at some of our highlights over the last year, as well as information on our closures over the Christmas period.

We are delighted to welcome Weatherproofing Advisors Ltd as a new silver member of the Optigreen Partner Network.

This April marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of Optigrün Limited in the UK.