Hackney Council are undertaking a programme of Green Screen installations at 26 schools in the borough. The purpose of Green Screens is to reduce pupils exposure to vehicle emissions. The Green Screens are typically Ivy Screens (Ivy species – Hedera Hibernica ‘Woerner’), are either surface mounted Free-Standing solutions – Trellis and Planter, or In-Ground Planting – planting Ivy Screens directly into the ground.
Hup Initiatives led on the auditing of sites in the borough, to identify the schools best suited and in most need of a Green Screen installation. To date we have undertaken preliminary assessments of 29 schools, led on 16 site visits and produced subsequent reports for each detailing possible locations on for Green Screens and the most appropriate method of installation.
Hup Initiatives also project managed the successful installation of a Green Screening Project at Rushmore Primary School, which included 57m of Ivy Screens (at 2.2m height).