Royal Botanic Gardens
Client
Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh
Sector
Hospitality & Leisure
Services provided
Project Management,
Royal Botanic Gardens
Scotland’s most visited attraction, The Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh, commenced a vital restoration of the iconic Victorian Temperate Palm House as part of the £58million Biomes Project. The centre comprises over 13,500 plant species and includes many endangered or extinct plants in their native habitats. The Biomes Project is a visionary and exciting project that will prevent the devastating loss of up to 4,000 species in the public and research glasshouses.
PMP acted as the Project Manager providing technical expertise, which supported RBGE to prepare its business case to secure funding for Edinburgh Biomes Project. The role includes developing the brief, providing strategic advice to maximise the value and opportunities to reduce capital and operational expenditure
Planned to take shape through a progression of stages over seven years, Edinburgh Biomes will include new research facilities dedicated to combating the increasing numbers of plant pathogens damaging the environment, commerce and gardens big and small. Central to improvements will be an efficient, cost-effective energy centre, significantly reducing the Garden’s carbon emissions and a new plant health suite that will provide a safe bio-secure propagation environment.
Funding has been secured from the Scottish Government and, specifically, the Low Carbon Fund, which significantly contributes to the costs of the first five years of the seven-year project. The development aligns with the goal to make Scotland net-zero by 2045.
Learn more about the Biomes Project here: www.rbge.org.uk
