Landscape & Urban Design Issue 41 2020 | Page 58

GARDEN DESIGN GREEN IS ON TREND IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE, SAYS WESTBURY GARDEN ROOMS It’s not just hazy green wall colours that are garnering the interest of homeowners in 2020: Westbury Garden Rooms has identified another green trend. There is a noticeable increase in the number of people who are taking a significant interest in the carbon footprint of their renovation and glazed extension projects - both during the manufacturing process and after the build is complete. Founder of Westbury Garden Rooms, Jonathan Hey commented: 58 www.landud.co.uk “The mounting environmental crisis has come to a head this year on a scale not previously seen, and people are now questioning the choices they are making in their everyday lives - be that rejecting the throwaway culture of cheaply- made clothes, to reducing the number of unnecessary flights they are taking. Therefore, it stands to reason that this also extends to their homes too, with people wanting to understand how their new orangery or garden room might impact the environment.” This increased desire to invest in a ‘green’ glazed extension has manifested itself in several ways: • an increase in the number of homeowners questioning the sustainability of timber, the levels of transport emissions, and manufacture locations etc. of an extension project • a desire by many homeowners to go above and beyond the minimum environmental building regulations Follow us @ludmagazine