Green Roof Plastic Soil Holders

While installation of a green roof is initially more expensive than a conventional roof a green roof has a much longer life span than a conventional roof.

Green roof plastic soil holders.

It is generally not recommended for hot climates. The lite system is typically used on retrofit projects when the roof is engineered with only 15 to 17 pounds per sf for the green roof component. The existing roof must be reinforced to carry the additional weight load anywhere from 15 30 lbs sq. Eliminate the need to start with a brown roof and farm it for years hoping and waiting for it to become a green roof.

Gaf is partnering with liveroof to combine the proven performance of everguard tpo and pvc membranes with the liveroof patented proven hybrid green roof system. Intensive green roofs can be considered roof gardens. Before the plants go up a structural engineer should check to ensure that the roof can support the weight of the engineered growing medium and plants. Even a flat roof should have some pitch so that it sheds water toward gutters.

Intensive green roof substrates are engineered to suit larger vegetation such as shrubs and trees. Green roof trays is simple in design easy to install and uses our standard green roof planting method for roof maintenance and repair. Each vegetation green roof modules contains a complete hierarchy of green roof systems including drainage rain retention filtration growth media and plants. For a green roof installation that pitch should be at least inch per foot of run.