Wimbledon Grounds combats flooding and pollution with 14,000 sq metres of SuDS blue roofs & podiums

Wimbledon Grounds is a new residential development of 583 apartments from Galliard Homes, part of a redevelopment project, co-located with Wimbledon AFC’s purpose built stadium, at Plough Lane, London. The development is ground-breaking for its large-scale use of the triumvirate of sustainable roofing technologies, blue, green and solar.
We believe the increasing focus on sustainable development from all stakeholders, particularly from government and planners, means that in the future all urban development will follow Galliard’s lead in sustainable roofing.
• All 26 roofs and four landscaped podiums are blue roofs, or sustainable urban drainage systems (SuDS). These restrict rain-water run-off, which helps combat flooding and pollution (two major issues in London and nationwide).
• With a total area of 14,000 square metres, this is one of the largest blue roofing projects ever seen in London.
• All 26 blue roofs are also green roofs have living roofs, installed above the blue roofs, which are seeded with a mix of native wildflowers, sedum and grasses. These help reduce carbon emissions and urban heat island effect as well as promoting biodiversity.
• On 15 of these blue-green roofs, Galliard has installed farms of solar panels to generate electricity for the complex.
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