Business Engagement

IGNITION Living Lab has already started attracting collaborations with businesses and industry. There are ongoing studies regarding green infrastructure for superstore and industrial building typologies. This is of great interest to supermarket brands such as TESCO’s and Sainsbury’s as potential opportunities for retrofit GI for the business sector.

Completed Industrial wall typology experimental green wall on top of Lady Hale Building. This mimics the structural composition of superstores and warehouses, with a wide variety of possible business collaborations and investment

Review of university building areas to be utilised for GI on industrial typology research

Construction of HEIF-funded green wall for industrial typologies on Lady Hale building

The University of Salford is working with IGNITION partners to capitalise on future investment and business implementation strategies for green infrastructure in Greater Manchester.

GMCA
BITC
City of trees
Environment Agency
Groundwork
Manchester City Council
Royal Horticultural Society
Salford City Council
UKGBC
United Utilities
University of Manchester
University of Salford

Business Engagement