The Botanist who designed our amazing green roof finally got to see the fruits of his labour when he visited us last week.
We are proud to acknowledge The Yalukit Wilam Clan of the Boon Wurrung people as the traditional owners of the land on which this building stands and we respectfully recognize elders past and present.
Fytogreen has a wonderful botanist, Erik van Zuilekom, who designed the plants on our roof. Our main objective was to have a natural indigenous landscape designed to be as self sustaining as possible. The only aesthetic instruction was a meadow… Continue Reading →
After much deliberation and some great design work from our resident architect Stuart, we finalised our green roof plan. We came up with a plan to achieve a combination of sustainability and usability outcomes, be within our budget (just) and… Continue Reading →
Thanks for reading this blog. If you have any questions we will be happy to assist. Please spread the word to inspire others to consider greening a roof to benefit our well being and the planet. If you have a… Continue Reading →
Here is a list of all the people working on our Green Roof. We appreciate their contribution to build our utopia. Green Roof Specialist Geoff Heard and Stuart Tyler from Fytogreen Australia 3 Webbs Lane, Somerville, Victoria, 3912 +61 3… Continue Reading →
Welcome to 38 Westbury Street. This Website was established to document the retrofitting of a green roof on our 1950’s apartment block in St Kilda East. We hope it will provide useful information for anyone looking to take on a… Continue Reading →
In addition to being a nice place to spend time outdoors, green roofs make the built environment more sustainable. A green roof reduces storm water run-off, increases the quality of water run-off, reduces flash flooding, reduces the heat generated from… Continue Reading →
