Sustainability Series: Resilience and Support of Nature (Week 3)

Recorded:Wednesday 08 October 2025
Presented by:Hannah Fothergill-Wilson, The Concrete Centre; Mark Broom, Acme; Jamie Gledhill, Brett Group
CPD:1 hours


Swansea Arena Green Roof Garden, the largest green roof in Wales. Courtesy of Acme.

Urban trees, green roofs and sustainable urban drainage bring multiple benefits to our built environment. These include support for biodiversity and human wellbeing, mitigating the heat island effect and reduced risk of surface water flooding. This webinar explores how concrete can be used to support their integration, to improve the climate change resilience of our cities.  

Programme:

An introduction on concrete’s role in flood resilience and support of biodiversity – Hannah Fothergill-Wilson, Special Advisor to The Concrete Centre

Swansea Arena Green Roof Garden, the design and construction of the largest green roof in Wales - Mark Broom, Associate Director, Acme

SuDS and the role of permeable paving – Jamie Gledhill, Engineering Technical Manager, Brett Landscaping & Building Products

About us

The Concrete Centre provides material, design and construction guidance. Our aim is to enable all those involved in the design, use and performance of concrete and masonry to realise the potential of these materials.

The Concrete Centre, part of the MPA

The Mineral Products Association is the trade association for the aggregates, asphalt, cement, concrete, dimension stone, lime, mortar and industrial sand industries.

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