RESETing the built environment

An overview of what is meant by ecosystems services - working with natural systems and resources for passive heating, cooling, shading, ventilation, humidity regulation, water and energy management - and how they relate to design of the built environment. The potential for reducing the negative impacts of flooding and urban dehydration, air pollution, urban heat island effect, as well as access to natural health services.

An overview of living roofs policy and legislation, design, specification, installation, maintenance, challenges and benefits, both perceived and real. Based on research and current best practice, worldwide and UK specific, with options for practical construction workshops and guided tour of built projects.

An overview of managing water in urban and rural landscapes through an understanding of natural systems and resources: water management and the design, specification, installation and maintenance of sustainable drainage systems, with options for guided tour of sites.