Last updated: October 2021
The NBS is a 200 m² green roof created as a complementary element to the concept of a low-emission building of the Demonstration Centre of Renewable Energy Sources at the School of Mechanical Engineering No. 2 in Bydgoszcz. The roof serves as a recreational area for students and visitors, provides thermal insulation for the building, increases biodiversity and improves the image of the construction [1].
Green roofs in Bydgoszcz
Source: https://www.portalsamorzadowy.pl/inwestycje/centrum-demonstracyjne-oze-w-bydgoszczy,68106,65769.html
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Nature on buildings (external)
- Green roofs
Key challenges
- Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13)
- Climate change adaptation
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Green space creation and/or management
- Regeneration, land-use and urban development
- Regulation of built environment
- Promote natural styles of landscape design for urban development
- Health and well-being (SDG 3)
- Creation of opportunities for recreation
Focus
Creation of new green areas
Project objectives
1) Providing a green recreational area for students and visitors;
2) Thermal insulation of the building;
3) Introducing biodiversity to the building’s area;
4) Improving the aesthetics of the surroundings [1].
Implementation activities
1) Building a cross-section of the roof with the following specification: vegetation layer; light substrate layer - 5 cm, drainage mat system; absorbent geotextile layer; PE foil; thermal insulation, XPS200 - 35 cm; dowel layer from styrobetone; substrate layer 8 to 15 cm thick;
2) Installing benches;
3) The roof was constructed using plants that require low levels of water and nutritional ingredients [1].
Climate-focused activities
Climate change adaptation:
- Implement green walls or roofs to lower indoor temperature and provide insulation
Main beneficiaries
- Researchers/University
- Citizens or community groups
Governance
Management set-up
- Co-governance with government and non-government actors
Type of initiating organisation
- Local government/municipality
- Public sector institution
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Dissemination of information and education
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
The municipality participates in a larger international project on energy efficiency and it developed the initiative together with a local public school. The funding comes from EU funds [1].
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Yes
(In line with Directive 2010/31/ EC, which requires public buildings from 2019 (and from 2021 all newly built buildings) in the EU to have almost zero energy consumption, the city of Bydgoszcz is implementing an international project CEC5 titled: 'Demonstration of energy efficiency and utilisation of renewable energy sources through public buildings' . The green roof is a part of this local initiative (built on the roof of the Demonstration Center for the Renewable Energy Sources.(1))
... a national policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a local policy or strategy?
Unknown
Financing
Total cost
€100,000 - €500,000
Source(s) of funding
- EU funds
- Public local authority budget
Type of funding
- Earmarked public budget
- Direct funding (grants, subsidies, or self-financed projects by private entities)
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Climate change
- Lowered local temperature
- Green space and habitat
- Promotion of naturalistic styles of landscape design for urban development
- Increased green space area
- Reduced biodiversity loss
Economic impacts
- Unknown
Socio-cultural impacts
- Health and wellbeing
- Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
- Education
- Increased support for education and scientific research
- Increased awareness of NBS and their benefits
Type of reported impacts
Achieved impacts
Presence of formal monitoring system
Unknown
Presence of indicators used in reporting
No evidence in public records
Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports
No evidence in public records
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No evidence in public records
References
1.Polish "Green Roofs" Association. (n.d.). Examples of investments in Polish municipalities (Przykłady inwestycji w polskich gminach). Green roofs and green walls - system solutions and a review of investments in Polish municipalities (Zielone dachy i żyjące ściany – systemowe rozwiązania i przegląd inwestycji w polskich gminach), 49-51. Available at: Source link (Accessed: 16 September 2020).
2. Demonstration Center for Renewable Energy Sources website (Centrum Demonstracyjne Odnawialnych Źródeł Energii, Source link (Accessed: 3 August 2017). Link not available in 2020.
2. Demonstration Center for Renewable Energy Sources website (Centrum Demonstracyjne Odnawialnych Źródeł Energii, Source link (Accessed: 3 August 2017). Link not available in 2020.