The last 12 months have seen changes to the services that we offer, the testing of a range of new eco-products,  the movement towards a more integrated web site, and of course the development of a solid client base.

I hope that the next 12 months continues to provide many more adventures and successes.

Check out our re-vamped web site and our continuing web presence

http://www.greenerbuilds.co.uk/

http://greenerbuilds.bttradespace.com/

http://twitter.com/GreenerBuilds

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COP15 Dec 7th – Dec 18th

 

 

In three weeks the United Nations Climate Change Conference takes place in Denmark. This is the successor summit to that which was held in Kyoto (1997), and also can be traced back to the Earth Summit in Rio (1992).

It is hoped that nations will be able to agree on a new set of policies that will succeed the Kyoto Protocol in establishing real cuts in global carbon emissions.

In order for COP15 to be a success we need to put pressure on the UK government: On the 5th December there will be a march in London for people to demonstrate their support for action to take place on a reduction in world carbon emissions.

Check out the WAVE:  http://www.stopclimatechaos.org/the-wave

Members of the GB Team will be attending!

Over the next week you will be able to find out about the projects we have completed and are about to start, as well as issues we have been following in the world of today.

Keep a keen look out for our posts.

Simon & The GB Team

Tomatoes are itching to turn red, courgettes are 6 inches long, potatoes have flowered and the first bulbs are ready for digging up, and cauliflowers have begun to sprout out.

For the family living on the Greener Fields site it has been amazing to see the development of the vegetable patch.

We at Greener Builds are just as ecstatic, the vegetables have done better then we could have imagined….just take a look at the photos your self.

Greener Builds teamed up again with Rofa: Living Roofs to install another green roof. Check out the photos as this new roof begins to take shape

The Sedum plants are pluged into the Rofa product

The benefits of green roofs are many; from increasing biodiversity, to reducing storm water runoff. Greener Builds uses this system, which is quick and most importantly, light wieght.

TO BE CONTINUED……………………

Spring Flowers in the Greener Fields garden

All of the seeds in the Greener Fields allotment have now had a couple of months to sprout and develop, and what a magnificent sight for the owners!

In just 3 months this ‘back of the garden’ unused space has started to show real signs of becoming a positively thriving veg patch.

As the current plants continue to grow, and new seeds are sown, the space will continue to fill out! The owners ”can’t wait to taste the future fruits’.

Garden maintenance man, Phil Taylor, says; ‘things are going really well, it is uncanny how well all that has been planted has taken. I suspect we owe much of the current success to the rich compost that was added, which was mostly taken from the owners own home-made supply.’ Currently there vegetables growing in the garden include; rocket, lettuce, beetroot, spinach, broccoli, cabbage, onions, spring onions, leeks, garlic, courgettes, broad beans and French beans (of many varieties), chilli’s, potatoes, tomatoes, pumpkins, and sweet corn, and many various herbs. These will continue to be planted throughout the summer months, giving a continued supply of fresh vegetables.

The smallest of seed - to the smallest of plant

Continue checking out our blog to see how the plants in our veg garden grow and mature.

Sadiq was very responsive to al questions poossed to him, which was a pleasent and refreshing response from an MP. Although when asked about how the 1.5 billion set aside for CO2 reduction would get spent, and the fact that 400 million of which would be set aside for home energy reduction measures… equating to roughly £20 per household…. his answer, ‘the UK is doing the best world wide to eleviate climate change issues’. Hmmmmm.

On the hole very responsive and thoroughly down to earth. Sadiq offered much advise on the up and coming FoE campaign (The Big Ask) and how we might implement local pressure for change in our area.

Phil Taylor and Ben Willatts reporting from Wandsworth Town.

We look forward to hearing the outcomes of this evenings meeting!