Green roofs
Instead of paying money to go up into the shard or go up in the London eye I chose to go to the Keyworth building on the top floor just to have a look at the roofs from the Keyworth building you can see half of London from the top floor
What better way to look at roofs I went on the top floor of Keyworth building
The city of London has a bleak expanse of flat roofs covered in bitumen, thermoplastics and synthetic rubber. As its skyscrapers grow, more and more people will see and dislike this sterile wasteland. The popular alternative to the sterile roof is the sedum roof, which new buildings often have. Since they are cheap and light, most of the city’s flat roofs could be treated in this way. The sedum is a plant with an amazing tolerance extreme draught, hence its common name: stone crop: the plant which crops when sitting around stones. Sedum roofs are good for bees, spiders, managing rain water, insulation, and very good for protecting waterproof membranes from sunlight. But there are two problems: they cannot be used by humans and they make only a small contribution to biodiversity.
Grass, long or short, is another alternative to the sterile roof. Although grass roofs cost more than sedum roofs, they are better for sustainability and much better for people.
However, London could and should have an even better roofscape. It is already the world’s financial capital; it could become the world’s roof garden capital. The English love gardens and views,
Outside there is a large city that appears to recede back to the top of a hill. The tops of the buildings closest to the one the viewer is inside of appear to be eye level from the apartment. That suggests
Anyone doubting the pride that the residents of Georgetown take in their homes and businesses need only look at the city's historic downtown and well-preserved Victorian homes. However, Georgetown has also embraced modern architecture to support a population that has increased dramatically since 1980. Whether they need asphalt shingles replaced, a new built-up roofing system, emergency roof repairs, new siding, a metal roofing system, an inspection to evaluate storm damage, new gutters or another roof-related service, the people of Georgetown know that they can count of Alpha Roofing for exemplary results.
A rooftop space would touch on many aspects of the needs of the residents, and will continue to uphold the values of your organization to facilitate a prosperous and healthy community, free of the devastating affects of homelessness and poverty (Human Solutions n.d.). It will also contribute to the link between health and housing as shown in numerous reports from the Surgeon General, Department of Housing and Urban Development, WHO, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (pewtrusts.org). I hope your organization will consider this proposal and how it can impact the residents of these buildings and their
This portfolio will consist of thirty photographs showing common exterior features of general housing in urban Bristol. Each photo will be paired with an in-depth explanation of the background and practical use of these particular construction techniques. This will then be accompanied by an address and a map to allow the reader to have a better understanding of where each terminology was photographed. To ensure maximum picture quality, all photographs will be taken with a Canon 70D digital camera. Adobe Photoshop CS6 will be used to enhance pictures if necessary. Effective time management is essential to this projects success as subjects need to be located and photographed in suitable weather conditions.
London Docklands A Case study of: q Urban redevelopment / Urban regeneration q Economic decline and regeneration q In migration into an area and its impact q An urban planning scheme Where are the London Docklands?
A Comparison of Poems About London 'London', by William Blake, and William Wordsworth's untitled poem, composed on Westminster Bridge, are two different poems written with different styles and techniques to portray their feelings towards London. They are both written in the romantic era and are very passionate in the way they convey their (as both are written in first person) differing opinions on London. Wordsworth's sonnet shows all the positive points and that in his opinion London is an admirable place. However, Blake speaks of a much bleaker London, which contrasts greatly in opinion. Rather than writing his poem on opinion, he uses fact to inform and protest against what he feels is wrong
William Blake’s poem “London” takes a complex look at life in London, England during the late seventeen hundreds into the early eighteen hundreds as he lived and experienced it. Blake’s use of ambiguous and double meaning words makes this poem both complex and interesting. Through the following explication I will unravel these complexities to show how this is an interesting poem.
In the first photograph attached in the PDF, they have created emphasis on the building by removing all distractions that may have surrounded this. As the camera was set at a direct viewpoint, they were able to capture the overwhelming stature of this building.
During these times many people moved into the city, numbering around 20,000. During this time the gold and silver currency of the time lost a lot of monetary value, due to inflation. Because of the massive amount of people, jobs and money ran dry, leaving many people out on the streets. With that many people on the streets, beggars, thieves, and peddlers came into the city. The number of poor people became such a probem, it began to cause conflict with the monarchy. One of the queen’s advisors introduced a new law to help those who were deserving’ of government aid and those who were ‘undeserving’ of aid. The streets were lined with pubs, gambling dens, and brothels. The wool trade had become very popular. Many farms had given up their original crops and began to raise sheep. During this time, people began to colonize and trade with the New World, growing tobacco, which had become very popular. With this trade rose privateers, also known as pirates.
Comparing the Poets' Use of Language To Present Their View of London in Composed Upon Westminster Bridge by Wordsworth and London by Blake
Slate roofing has been a popular method to have roofing for many centuries. They are durable, aesthetic and long-lasting. However, it is true that roofing services agree that they are heavier than other roofing materials; therefore, they are hard to install. Further, the materials need careful attention as slate tiles in single units can break easily. Keeping aside these general disadvantages that can be associated to most roofing materials, slate roofing offers the following benefits:
London by William Blake is a poem characterised by its dark and overbearing tone. It is a glimpse at a period of England's history (particularly London) during war and poverty, experienced by the narrator as he walks through the streets. Using personification it draws a great human aspect to its representation of thoughts and beliefs of the narrator.
How London is Portrayed in Composed upon Westminster Bridge and London William Wordsworth's poem, "Composed upon Westminster Bridge" written in 1904 looks at the positive side of London city and it natural Beauty. Whereas William Blake wrote the poem, "London" in 1794, the poem is negative towards authority and politics. The theme of the two poems is the city of London and how different people preserve it.
Green roofs as a combination of natural and artificial facility has many positive and negative aspects. By knowing properly about the positive and negative aspects, it gets easier for facility managers to plan and maintain the service according to space, infrastructure, people and organization. Carter and Butler (2008), studied the ecological impact of green roofs on test plots of Georgia and Massachusetts. It was evaluated that green roofs help in storm-water retention by retaining 78% of rainfall. They also help in improving building energy and managing the temperature according to the surrounding temperature. Approximately 2.5% of cooling load reduction and 0.5% of heating load reduction are provided by the presence of green roofs. Similar kind of study was done on the urban ecosystems of green roofs, examining the biotic and abiotic components that contributes to overall ecological systems (Oberndorfer, Lundholm, Bass, Coffman, Doshi, 2007). Though green roofs are beneficial in water retention and varying the roof temperature according to the surrounding temperature, it highly depends for these attributes on its design (Simmons, Gardiner, Windhager, 2008). A case study on Fencing Academy of Philadelphia was conducted by United States EPA Office of Water (2000) to measure the benefits of vegetated roof cover. The project showed that the vegetated roof cover helps to reduce the peak runoff rates for the storm events and helps in extending the roof life by 20 years or more.
Another common way to implement plants into urban areas is through green roofs. A green roof is basically a vegetative layer grown on a rooftop. Green roofs provide shade and remove heat from the air through evapotranspiration, reducing temperatures of the roof surface and the surrounding air. The EPA recommends green roofs for mitigating urban heat islands and outlines some of the benefits below: