AND PODIUM DEVELOPMENT IN TRAFFORD
GREEN & BLUE INFRASTRUCTURE
GREEN-TREE INTENSIVE ROOF GARDEN SUBSTRATE SUPPORTS MAJOR ROOFTOP
AND PODIUM DEVELOPMENT IN TRAFFORD
Project Overview Lumina Village is a major Build-to- Rent regeneration development in Trafford, Manchester, forming part of a wider 120-acre civic quarter regeneration masterplan, delivering approximately 4,000 homes alongside commercial space, infrastructure, and an enhanced public realm.
The Podium phase is a key part of this regeneration and comprises a 440-home Build-to-Rent development, including apartments and townhouses, with extensive podium landscaping, a half-acre rooftop garden for residents, and 5.4 acres of public realm.
Origin Green-Tech Involvement And Products Supplied
Origin Green-tech supported Wright Landscapes with the supply of 350m ³ of Green-tree Intensive Roof Garden substrate for the podium and roof level landscape construction.
The roof and podium structures required a specialist growing medium that would meet strict technical criteria, including:
1. Reduced load to comply with structural loading limits
2. Consistent drainage performance for roof build-ups
3. Long-term plant health and rooting stability
4. Suitability for intensive and semiintensive roof planting systems
5. Compliance with the approved landscape specification and design intent
Wright Landscapes appointed their own independent soil scientist to test and verify the suitability of the Green-tree Intensive Roof Garden substrate supplied for the project. The material was assessed and confirmed to be suitable for intensive roof garden applications, meeting the requirements of the project specification.
This verification process included assessment of the substrate composition against the project specification, focusing on particle structure, organic matter content and overall stability. Drainage and water-retention characteristics were
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