What is Green Infrastructure?
An introduction to sustainable development and biodiversity conservation…
Outdoor LED Lighting FAQ – technical terms and measures for outdoor lighting
A quick introduction to key technical terms and units of measurement involved in outdoor lighting specification…
Are LEDs really the answer to environmentally friendly lighting?
All across the UK we’re seeing street lights and outdoor lighting being retrofitted with new environmentally friendly LED lights. Traditional HPS (High Pressure Sodium) and Metal Halide lamps are being […]
More SuDS schemes please – it’s not just about flood prevention
Watching the increasing rate of floods in the UK has become a distressing experience. Extreme rainfall is always difficult to deal with, conventional drainage systems – huge underground networks of […]
Hostile vehicle attacks – how do we make places safer?
As terrorist tactics evolve and shift, countermeasures also need to adapt to create resilience to different threats. One of the main considerations of counter-terrorism design is preventing unauthorised vehicles from […]
Bike racks: a best practice guide to getting cycle parking right
A bike rack should be one of life’s simpler things – a safe place to leave your bike. So it’s pretty frustrating when it isn’t. Even when bike racks are designed […]
A guide to outdoor musical instruments
What’s so great about outdoor musical instruments? Music is a language shared by everyone, and every bit of evidence shows that playing music is good for us. We learn about […]
Why children have weak muscles and how playground equipment can help
We all know that children are a lot less active than they should be. They spend way too much time sitting – at school, in front of screens, and getting […]
Tree diseases! Why you need to be planting some seed-grown trees
There is much alarm at the moment as British trees are threatened by a range of pathogens, from fungal diseases to invasive pests. Hardly a month goes by without news of […]
Six reasons to get to a park bench today
We have a great tradition of public seating in the UK. Our parks are full of sturdy, dependable park benches that have been around for years, and our streetscapes contain […]