Green Roof Scetion

The demand for green roofing options has steadily increased as more and more people become more money and environmentally conscio.

Green roof scetion.

Moesgaard museum by henning larsen aarhus denmark. Green roofs tend to improve the life of the membrane because it is completely covered by plantings and isn t exposed to the sun s harsh uv rays. It has been exposed not only outside it also penetrates to the interior of the building. What is a green roof.

Note that it is not like a traditional roof garden in which planting is done in free standing containers as well as planters that are placed on an easy to access roof terrace. The green roof has a 45 degree slope and the characteristic element of the building is construction made of laminated timber with diagonally guided elements and undercuts at the edges of the roof. Think the hanging gardens of babylon. They fall into three main categories extensive intensive and semi intensive.

However the membrane may be exposed to plant roots animals and insects and fertilizer chemicals. Green roofs are also known as vegetative or eco roofs. And to be really eco friendly you want your roof to be cool. It is important that a protective barrier be used over the waterproofing membrane.

Green roofs and great savings one of the hottest trends in residential roofing is going green. Technically speaking the term green roof applies to a roof upon which living plants have been planted and nurtured. Oddly enough though this style of green roof isn t a cool roof.