CONSTRUCTING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

« The city of tomorrow will be blue-green » Helen Johansson is the director of the Scandinavian Green Roof Institute in Malmö, Sweden, located in the eco-neighborhood she helped develop. She promotes ‘blue-green’ ecosystem services for urban planning, which take into account water (blue) and vegetation (green). A way to contribute to more sustainable buildings. The roofs of Scandinavian houses and cottages were once covered with grass. Today, as a response to the challenge of climate change, these green roofs are becoming popular again. Helen Johansson is an enthusiastic ambassador for green urban spaces and helped develop the Augustenborg eco-neighborhood in Malmö. Helen Johansson HelenJohansson, Director of theScandinavianGreenRoof Institute, a resource center dedicated to green walls and roofs 50 SAINT-GOBAIN

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