Green Roofs

The green roof is the one building element that improves with age!

Green roofs can be extensive or intensive built-up systems, or pieced together using modular trays. We also offer individual green roof components, such as growing media, plants and irrigation systems.

Benefits

Green roofs provide many ecological and aesthetic benefits, including:

• Controlling storm water runoff, erosion and pollution
• Improving water quality
• Mitigating urban heat-island effects, cooling and cleaning the air
• Conserving energy
• Reducing sound reflection and transmission
• Creating wildlife habitat
• Improving the aesthetic environment in both work and home settings

Another significant benefit of green roofs is extended life expectancy. Based on 35 plus years German experience, a green roof can be expected to double or triple the life of the underlying conventional roof by protecting it from wind-blown debris; shielding from UV radiation; and buffering temperature extremes, thereby minimizing damage from daily expansion and contraction. This in turn minimizes construction waste in our landfills.