GREEN & BLUE INFRASTRUCTURE
Ongoing research shows that the
Living Green Screens, superior in
plant density and construction than
other greening options, help remove
PM10 particle pollution – in some
sample locations up to 60% of the
particles were “cleansed” from the
air behind the screens. The research
continues to further validate these
initial findings, but increasingly,
the installation of Living Green
Screens offers not only a secure and
natural screening barrier for schools’
perimeters, but a valuable screening
option to reduce the hard effects of
urban pollution from our schools
and communities.
The Living Green Screen
Our most popular product is the
Living Green Screen. These are
available in Ivy, Beech, Hornbeam,
Pyracantha Darts Red & Euonymus
Dart’s Blankets. We also offer
Variegated Goldchild and Green
Ripple.
The screens are planted and pre-
grown on a 5mm galvanised steel
frame and come fully established,
creating a secure and attractive
evergreen or deciduous hedging.
We now have several different
methods of installation with a
solution available for most projects.
The screens can be installed on
timber or powder coated steel
posts, planted into GRP, timber,
aluminium or powder coated steel
planter boxes or fixed to an existing
structure using our stainless-steel
cabling system.
An increasingly popular design is the
green screen installation in planter
boxes. They offer a flexible and
instantly stylish way to maximise
space by creating a partition,
protection from the effects of
pollution, draughts, and instant
privacy screening. Available in a
choice of finishes including GRP,
timber, aluminium or powder coated
steel, planter boxes are the perfect
choice for roof terraces, patios,
outdoor dining areas, swimming/
spa pool areas and the perimeter of
schools playgrounds.
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Included in the installation costs
are all materials, labour, compost to
improve planting ground conditions
and slow release granular fertilizer.
The result is an instant, sustainable
and beautifully well-established
secure hedge that reduces air
pollution and promotes biodiversity.
Recent projects - Green My
School
Thousands of children up and down
the country are being exposed to
poor air quality that risk causing
lifelong health problems both inside
and outside the classroom.
A study, commissioned by the
mayor of London, showed in
London alone there are over 800
schools, nurseries, and colleges
being exposed to illegal levels of
air pollution. The EU legal limit
for nitrogen dioxide
pollution levels is 40µg/
m3 (40 micrograms per
cubic metre of air) and
some schools have NO2
readings as high as 73.
There is no more
important outdoor
environment to protect
from the dangerous
toxins of traffic pollution
than in and beyond
the school perimeter.
This isn’t limited to inner London
schools; the damaging effects of
pollution are countrywide.
For several years we have been
helping some of the most polluted
schools across London and the
UK by working tirelessly to supply
and install 100s of metres of Living
Green Screens as the first line of
defence in the battle to improve
air quality across the UK. The
demand has been significant in 2019
and constantly increase as more
organisations become aware of the
benefits of installing living green
screens.
The screens can be planted directly
into the ground, using timber or
powder coated steel posts, planted
into planter boxes or raised sleeper
beds.
With greater emphasis on the
reduction of carbon emissions and
the carbon footprint, Hedera Screens
is an experienced, accredited and
trusted greening partner.
For more information contact
Hedera Screens on 0845 504 8211,
email: [email protected] or
visit the website at
www.hederascreens.co.uk
www.landud.co.uk
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