Last updated: October 2021
Saltersgate Junior School has unveiled its new eco-friendly ‘living wall’ - believed to be the first of its type in a UK school. This was part of a larger refurbishment project. The 98-square metre architectural feature will help insulate the building and use surplus rainwater from the roof to water plants. The Scawsby school’s pupils have been involved in the creation. They will also be looking after it and use it as an educational area for studying different types of plants and insects (Ref 1 & 2)
Inside Urban Green
https://www.insideurbangreen.org/2012/04/uk-a-school-garden-in-a-new-dimension-.html
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Nature on buildings
- Green walls or facades
Key challenges
- Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13)
- Climate change mitigation
- Water management (SDG 6)
- Stormwater and rainfall management and storage
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Green space creation and/or management
- Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
- Environmental education
Focus
Creation of new green areas, Knowledge creation and awareness raising
Project objectives
- Insulate the building;
- Use surplus rainwater from the roof to water plants;
- Educational area for the school children to study different types of plants and insects;
- Visualise that this school is a national leadership school for climate change awareness (Ref 1 & 2).
Implementation activities
A 98-square metre green wall is installed at the school building, combined with a system to harvest the rain-water from the roof. The latter is mixed with fertiliser and then drip-fed electronically to the plants (Ref 1).
Climate-focused activities
Climate change mitigation:
- Install vertical or horizontal artificial surfaces that help with carbon storage and cooling
- Raise public awareness of behaviours, lifestyle and cultural changes with mitigation potential
Main beneficiaries
- Public sector institution (e.g. school or hospital)
Governance
Management set-up
- Led by non-government actors
Type of initiating organisation
- Public sector institution
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Joint implementation (e.g. tree planting)
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
The school initiated and was part of executing the intervention. (ref 1,2)
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a national policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a local policy or strategy?
Yes
(The Doncaster Greenspace Strategy document of 2008 refers to habitat creation in urban areas and support of environmental education (Ref 3))
Financing
Total cost
€10,000 - €50,000
Source(s) of funding
- Unknown
Type of funding
- Unknown
Non-financial contribution
Type of non-financial contribution
- Provision of labour
Who provided the non-financial contribution?
- Other
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Climate, energy and emissions
- Lowered local temperature
- Water management and blue areas
- Improved stormwater management
- Green space and habitat
- Increased green space area
- Increased number of species present
Economic impacts
- Other
Socio-cultural impacts
- Education
- Increased support for education and scientific research
- Increased knowledge of locals about local nature
- 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
References
Ref 1: South Yorkshire Times. (2012). 'living wall' is hear-ly unique! Retrieved from Source link [page not found as on October, 2020]
Ref 2: Sheffield Telegraph. (2012). Our school green is first of its kind. Retrieved from Source link [page not found as on October, 2020]
Ref 3: Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council. (2008). Green spaces, green places: Doncaster's Greenspace Strategy 2008-2011
Ref 4: Landtech Soils. (nd.). Green living walls. Retrieved from Source link. [page not found as on October, 2020]
Ref 5: Inside Urban Green (2012) U.K. » A School Garden in a New Dimension. Retrieved from Source link on 19th October, 2020.
Ref 2: Sheffield Telegraph. (2012). Our school green is first of its kind. Retrieved from Source link [page not found as on October, 2020]
Ref 3: Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council. (2008). Green spaces, green places: Doncaster's Greenspace Strategy 2008-2011
Ref 4: Landtech Soils. (nd.). Green living walls. Retrieved from Source link. [page not found as on October, 2020]
Ref 5: Inside Urban Green (2012) U.K. » A School Garden in a New Dimension. Retrieved from Source link on 19th October, 2020.