Between 2008 and 2012 BSG Ecology was retained as the ecological advisor to the design team of LDA Design-Hargreaves who prepared the designs for the Parkland and Public Realm areas of the Olympic Park in East London. In this interview , which is one of a series …
The emerging draft of BS42020 Biodiversity – Code of Practice for Planning and Development provides opportunities for improved consistency and objectivity across all professional ecologists involved in delivering advice on ecology matters in advance of and during the planning application process. The BS will apply …
BSG Ecology regularly provides ecological input to BREEAM and Code for Sustainable Home (CfSH) assessments. It is our experience that the ecological (biodiversity) aspects of BREEAM and CfSH are an area where clients are often unaware of what is required. In the viewpoint below, BSG …
Sian Mitchell and Kate Vincent attended a very stimulating Ecobuild 2012 last week in London where views were exchanged with a whole range of co-professionals, in particular architects and planners working in organisations large and small. Sian reports, “It was very interesting to find that …
In 2011 BREEAM updated its guidance for new building assessment registrations and certifications. This has implications for those tasked with carrying out ecological assessments where BREEAM is an issue.
An often forgotten part of delivering the aims of a conservation project or a conservation site is telling the wider-world about what’s going on. Getting the interpretation right is essential in the promotion of an organisation’s commitment to biodiversity, and can help to raise that organisation’s environmental profile.
The Biodiversity Planning Toolkit is a new online resource designed to facilitate the incorporation of biodiversity into the planning system and new development at an early stage within the UK. The Toolkit has been created and launched by the Association of Local Government Ecologists (ALGE) working in partnership with a wide range of conservation and planning organisations.
Dr Peter Shepherd recently took part in a series of interviews for a new exhibition at the Brussels Natural History Museum. The interviews are screened as part of a new exhibit at the museum on urban biodiversity. Peter’s contribution to the exhibition is about the wildlife found in urban parks.
BSG was delighted to be invited to talk about our green roof experience at the recent Greenbuild Expo 2011.
BSG will be attending the Renewables UK 2011 Conference in Manchester between the 25th and 27th of October 2011. Please visit us on Stand Number 133.
