Integrated Green Grey Infrastructure Framework Accelerator

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Green infrastructure is a term used to describe the elements of the natural environment we see in our towns and cities - traditional grass, trees, flower beds and parks but also more innovative elements like green roofs and green walls. The IGGIframe project examined around 40 innovative techniques to include green infrastructure on "grey" (non-building) infrastructure that needs to remain primarily grey. These examples are not normally included in green infrastructure policy and practice - our project addressed this gap. For example, sea walls are typically made of smooth concrete, but by casting them to have some texture, e.g. to mimic natural stone, they can provide habitat for barnacles and other species, which can in the case of barnacles, also protect the concrete from damage, helping to extend the design life of coastal structures.The IGGIFrame project developed a framework to determine how well these examples worked, and how much they cost compared to traditional 'business as usual' grey options such as a smooth sea wall. This created a clear benefits assessment and financial basis for choosing a green grey solutions compared to conventional grey options. This project was co-produced by key government and industry partners across the UK and is designed to support others who want to implement these green infrastructure innovations. Whilst the IGGIframe project was co-produced, there was limited time for testing and embedding the tool in partner organisations beyond their assistance with designing the tool. Partner organisations have also requested additional materials to support implementation within their organisations (e.g. Evidence Summaries requested by Natural Resources Wales). The follow-on funding would allow us further test and embed the tool within 5 different organisation. This would also allow us to examine how consideration of IGGI and IGGIframe could be included in how the organisations make decisions, and then to create a strategic plan - a road map, to help them include green grey infrastructure in the future.The process of embedding would be iterative and allow us to develop an improved, tested version of IGGIframe with clear testimonials of how it has been used by partner organisations. This improved version would then be hosted on a website (e.g. http://www.oppla.eu/marketplace) where other people such as engineers, local authorities and consultants could upload the details of their scheme for others to learn from, support and contribute to. This would create a living inventory of IGGI examples that practitioners could draw on.