Summer '22

E-LEARNING COURSE
NEW E-LEARNING COURSE UNRAVELS THE
MYSTERIES OF GREEN ROOFING
“An Introduction to Green Roofing” is a new e-learning cousre from Lantra, and provides
participants with a good understanding of the green roof industry, enabling them to feel more
confident in developing their skills through more in-depth and practical training...
Have you ever wished that you
had a better understanding
of green roofs? Perhaps you
are an architect needing more details
so that you can bring biodiversity net
gain into your projects? Or maybe
you are a roofer who’d like to extend
your services to installing green roofs?
Whatever your interest, Lantra’s new
e-learning course will help you to demystify
green roofing and develop
your understanding of the engineering,
technology and ecology involved in this
fascinating industry.
For less than two hours of
your time, and a very
modest fee, you’ll be able
to discover:
• The background
behind the modern
green roof industry.
• Green roof benefits and
the many ways that they
contribute to society.
Interest in green roofing is growing rapidly and Lantra has introduced a
new course to help people from different areas of expertise to get a better
understanding of green roofs. Images courtesy of Chris Bridgman.
and indeed developers
and homeowners who
want to upgrade their
property by fitting a living
roof.
• Different types of green roofs and how
to decide which is most appropriate for
your project.
• Structural considerations when
designing and specifying green roofs.
• How to install a green roof – the
processes used as well as health and
safety considerations.
• The importance of ongoing green roof
maintenance.
The course, entitled “An Introduction to
Green Roofing”, is aimed at architects,
garden designers, roofing contractors,
trainee green roof installers, planners,
There are no prerequisites to joining
and the carefully considered course
content is presented in easily digestible
chunks of information.
At the end of the course, you will have
a good understanding of the green roof
industry and feel more confident in
developing your skills through more indepth
and practical training.
Discover more, and sign up via the
Lantra website at https://www.lantra.
co.uk/course/introduction-greenroofs-e-learning
Have you already completed the
course? Send us a review with your
feedback to help us improve and
promote the training content. Email:
membership@greenrooforganisation.
org
Find out more about
the Lantra course
https://www.lantra.co.uk/
course/introduction–green
-roofs-e-learning
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