A task group has been set up to bring together a group of experts to provide leadership and knowledge on green infrastructure in a building services context.
It will gather, inform and disseminate practice in this area, looking at the role of building-level green infrastructure such as green roofs and living walls in a wider setting, creating greater awareness and interest in the issue, and link to those involved in making cities more sustainable and resilient. The group will be focusing on:
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Broadening knowledge and awareness of the strategic and practical issues around the integration of green infrastructure into buildings.
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Seeking collaborations with other groups, networks and societies within and outside of CIBSE.
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Interfacing with the research community, working with relevant bodies to ’translate’ research into practical advice.
Topics
When the interactions with heating, cooling, air quality and well-being are considered, there is potential for building-focused green infrastructure to be more closely aligned with building services. There is also then a requirement to understand the interaction with site-level green infrastructure and the cumulative effect of buildings with living walls/roofs.
A number of particular topics of interest have been identified and we welcome contributions of experience and knowledge in these areas:
- Effect of plants on productivity and wellbeing
- Effect of plants on HVAC systems
- Effect of plants on air purification
- Microclimate modelling of building-level green infrastructure
- Which plants are best for which people / climate / seasons / environments
- Maintenance of building level green infrastructure
- Buildings and biodiversity
Contact: Julie Godefroy, Interim Head of Sustainability Development