Extensive Green Roof Cross Section

15 to 50 per square foot.

Extensive green roof cross section.

Go green with a roof garden from bauder. Cross section of typical intensive green roof. The soil is usually not more than 5 deep and is sometimes contained by a tray system which provides a barrier to excessive growth protects the roof membrane and. Each green roof brings back a piece of nature and on some buildings a recreational space can be created for people to enjoy.

Download this free 2d cad block of green roof sections including material details this autocad construction detail can be used in your architectural detail design drawings. Unlike conventional earth covered structures garden roof assemblies are lightweight and can be installed on a wide variety of new and existing structures. Cross section of green roofing layers. Please contact us today.

Extensive green roofs. Garden roof assembly hydrotech s garden roof assemblies combine the proven performance of our monolithic membrane 6125 roofing waterproofing with proven green technology. Some green roofs are installed in one large integrated section while modular green roofs use small portable planting beds placed together. These systems are ideal for efficient stormwater.

Green roof cross section extensive over shingles sloped metroverde enioss01. Extensive green roofs that use a thin layer of growing medium to support groundcover plants with short roots are generally designed with building performance in mind rather than aesthetic concerns. Extensive green roofs are generally made up of a very thin layer of soil or other planting medium with shallow root plants like sedum mosses and grasses. A 2006 study by the university of michigan comparing costs of conventional and green roofs showed that on average installing a green roof costs about 22 00 sq.

For a conventional roof. Each of these layers has a specific function and is necessary for the success of the green roof. This small green roof on a garden shed in raleigh north carolina demonstrates how green roofs reduce stormwater runoff aid in natural cooling and attract native birds and pollinators. Comparison of extensive and intensive roofing systesms.

8 to 20 per square foot. Autocad 2000 dwg format our cad drawings are purged to keep the files clean of any unwanted layers. Replacing the impervious surface of a conventional roof with. Sloping and curved extensive green roofs may be seen from ground level.