AOIFE MUNN
Sustainability Consultant
Specialising in creating sustainable green spaces & sustainable communities through workshops & project support.
Join Us on the Path to Greener Drainage Systems
So often with Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) engineering solutions are preferred and implemented with little thought to the greener infrastructure that has many more benefits. When solutions like Rain Gardens are implemented as part of SuDs solutions we achieve more. We gain additional benefits for for biodiversity throught the planting, better healthier spaces for residents in the area and improved mental and physical wellbeing through the additional green spaces and the rain garden is also a carbon store.
Rain Gardens can form an important part of our response to climate change and are cost effective to implement. Each site chose for this type of garden needs to be looked at to learn its water holding abilities, if these need to be increased and how else the land will be used. In collaboration with several other research centers in Europe we have looked at how well rain gardens work, which native Irish plants can be used for rain gardens here and translated rain gardens for the Irish context. To get advice on implementing rain gardens in Ireland or other green infrastructure projects email aoifemunn@gmail.com
