Typical Green Roof Build Up

1 xf301 sedum blanket system with integrated water retention and filter layer.

Typical green roof build up.

They provide shade to the top of a building evapotranspiration. Saturated weight 34kg per square metre thickness 20mm excluding vegetation vegetation will be approx. For a green roof to flourish it requires suitable amounts of sunlight water sufficient drainage and aeration to encourage healthy plant growth. Flat roofing solutions bauder flat roofs.

Green roofs reduce the temperature of the building and the surrounding air in multiple ways. Used over a whole roof a green roof will be the single overriding design influence on the house as well as impacting on the construction right down to the foundations. 40mm high perforated edge drainage trim for bauder sedum blanket. It replaces the ecology the new house sits upon thereby replacing the habitat that a house takes away.

To deliver a successful green roof the designer must consider the building s position and location along with the orientation of the roof during the day and any shade from surrounding buildings. 30 50mm high at despatch one established plants will reach a height of up to 120mm depending on growing conditions water retention matting technical data. A green roof is in ecological terms a great and simple thing to do. The build up heights and weights will be dependent upon the type of planting specified however as a rough guide 300 to 1500mm are the typical depths and weights could be in the region of 400kg to over a tonne per sqm.

Sedum vegetation blanket instantly providing at least 90 coverage on an extensive green roof. Please contact our technical department on 302 244 0179 or submit an enquiry for more information. A green roof or a living roof is a type of warm roof that is covered with plants or grass on top of a growing medium all planted over the waterproofing layer of the roof. A green roof build up usually includes.

Planting layer grasses sedum etc soil compost growing medium filter fleece allows water through but prevents growing medium blocking the drainage system.