Tag: Flood and Water Management

Creating biodiversity through landscape design

What is biodiversity? Biodiversity is the life found in a habitat which can be made up of humans, animals, plants, fungi, microorganisms. The coexisting organisms influence each other in both large scale and smaller ways. We need to implement biodiverse environments and discuss biodiversity more, in order to realise its cascading long-term benefits. Why shouldRead more

How to alleviate flood risks – SuDs and water management at the Smart Class

Project Centre attended the water management Smart Class, speaking of how to alleviate flood risks with sustainable drainage systems (SuDs). Principal Civil Engineer, Javier Soto, and Technical Director for Highways, Michelle Hope, discussed our methodology for mitigating the disastrous impact of flooding across the country. How SuDs can mitigate flood risks and the impact ofRead more

Designing rain gardens in Eastcote

Background Project Centre were commissioned to design and implement sustainable drainage systems that would reduce flooding in the town centre. The area had previously experienced heavy flooding with one incident resulting in a Flood Investigation Report. The end result was a series of 15 rain gardens across the town centre that won the Landscape InstituteRead more