Grass roofs in as crumbling homes turfed out

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Grass roofs in as crumbling homes turfed out

Archiseek / UK / Scotland / News / 2007 / June 19

Grass-roofed homes and new parkland will replace crumbling 1960s housing in the latest stage of a £50 million regeneration project in the Capital. The traditional tiled roofs will be replaced with turfed ones when hundreds of new homes are built in Hyvots and Moredun. The idea is that the turf collects rain water to stop it pouring on to the street and flooding drains during downpours. The new estate will also feature a pond where rainwater will collect, creating a miniature nature reserve. The Dunedin Canmore Housing Association today unveiled new details about the development, which will spring up in place of 1960s tower blocks and other ageing housing. The new estate will feature new houses and flats, a sheltered housing complex, and a series of parks, gardens and public pathways. The latest designs are for the redevelopment of the Hyvots area where existing flats will be demolished in the coming months to make way for the new buildings.

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