Last updated: October 2021
Focus Park is a large shopping mall with green terraces (900 m2) and green walls in the city of Bydgoszcz. The project serves marketing purposes – the green areas outside the mall are visible from various vantage points. Due to the selection of pollution resistant plants and installation of an automatic irrigation system the project also involves water retention and supports local biodiversity and good air quality [1].
Green rooftop in a shopping mall in Bydgoszcz
Source: https://www.urbanity.pl/kujawsko-pomorskie/bydgoszcz/focus-mall,b78
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Nature on buildings (external)
- Green roofs
- Green walls or facades
Key challenges
- Water management (SDG 6)
- Stormwater and rainfall management and storage
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Green space creation and/or management
- Environmental quality
- Air quality improvement
- Regeneration, land-use and urban development
- 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) marketing and promotion;
2) water retention – rainwater is used for the automatic irrigation system of the roof;
3) decreasing local pollution levels and improving biodiversity (the roofs and walls are composed of pollution-resistant plants) [1].
Implementation activities
1) Building green roof and terraces on the total area of 900 m2 using a 40cm thick substrate;
2) Installation of an automatic irrigation system with built-in emitters for irrigation of shrubs compensating for a pressure of 2.2 litres and a distance of 40 cm. The fixed irrigation system consists of: water source, underground pipeline network, sprinklers and control automatics (controller, rain sensor, solenoid valves);
3) Planting plants and spreading grass from a roll. The composition of the bushes complements the planting of grass in large unidirectional patches of varying colour and surface (from grey through green to brown).
4) Planting species resistant to pollution and resistant to harsh habitat and urban conditions. Planting yews, magnolias, rhododendrons, and holly [1].
Main beneficiaries
- Private sector/Corporate/Company
- Citizens or community groups
Governance
Management set-up
- Led by non-government actors
Type of initiating organisation
- Private sector/corporate actor/company
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Unknown
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
A private company Parkridge Retail Poland included the project of the green roofs and walls while planning its large investment in building a Multifunctional Complex Focus Park in Bydgoszcz [3].
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a national policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a local policy or strategy?
Unknown
Financing
Total cost
Unknown
Source(s) of funding
- Corporate investment
Type of funding
- Direct funding (grants, subsidies, or self-financed projects by private entities)
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Water management and blue areas
- Improved stormwater management
- Reduced risk of damages by drought
- Green space and habitat
- Promotion of naturalistic styles of landscape design for urban development
- Increased green space area
Economic impacts
- Other
Socio-cultural impacts
- Unknown
Type of reported impacts
Expected 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), 57. Available at: Source link (Accessed: 16 September 2020).
2. Walenczykowska, H., (2005), "Focus Park received first conditions' ('Focus Park dostał pierwsze warunki'), Source link (Accessed: 16 September 2020).
3. Muratorplus portal, 'First shopping in the Focus Park Bydgoszcz' ('Pierwsze zakupy w Focus Park Bydgoszcz'), Source link (Accessed: 16 September 2020).
4. DM. (2015). Green roofs are already in Poland (Zielone dachy już w Polsce). GLOBEnergia+. Available at: Source link (Accessed: 16 September 2020).
2. Walenczykowska, H., (2005), "Focus Park received first conditions' ('Focus Park dostał pierwsze warunki'), Source link (Accessed: 16 September 2020).
3. Muratorplus portal, 'First shopping in the Focus Park Bydgoszcz' ('Pierwsze zakupy w Focus Park Bydgoszcz'), Source link (Accessed: 16 September 2020).
4. DM. (2015). Green roofs are already in Poland (Zielone dachy już w Polsce). GLOBEnergia+. Available at: Source link (Accessed: 16 September 2020).