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Top grass building

The biggest rooftop lawn in London - 1,500 square metres - is on top of a new development in Clerkenwell, says Philippa Stockley

Charterhouse Square, Clerkenwell
Buildings in Charterhouse Square, Clerkenwell
Developers are at last catching up with the rest of Europe and installing grass roofs, now called Living Roofs.

A specially designed green (usually sedum and wildflowers) roof can be used to collect rainwater, slow-down storm water, reduce global warming (by creating oxygen) and support insects and birds.

Developer Thornsett Group is doing this at Charterhouse Square in Clerkenwell.



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