Green Roof System Detail
Garden roof assembly hydrotech s garden roof assemblies combine the proven performance of our monolithic membrane 6125 roofing waterproofing with proven green technology.
Green roof system detail. A green roof is a green space that is created by adding various layers of plants and a growing medium to the top portion of a traditional roofing system. Please contact us for support in determining which details are most pertinent to your individual project. These have been hallmarks of the greengrid system since 2001. There are multiple manufactures that offer different green roof solutions for any size of roof.
Replacing the impervious surface of a conventional roof with. Flat green roof 0 5 flat roofs are ideal as green roof. Buyers choose greengrid for its simplicity of design flexibility and cost effectiveness. Contact us so we may recommend green roof system details specific to the roofing membrane chosen.
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. Ccw 500gr spec detail reinforced hot applied liquid membrane system. The system structure for a flat water retaining green roof consists of a drainage layer with filterfleece extensive roof garden substrate and a vegetation blanket. Faulty seams and details are a common source of leaks in green roofs.
Below are explanations of the leading roofing membrane systems that have been installed under green roofs. This is most noticeable in intensive green roofs since there is a thicker and more consistent layer of soil which provides a higher insulating value. Some waterproofing membranes use sealants adhesives or tapes to secure the seams but because the sarnafil membrane is thermoplastic seams and flashings are welded together using sika s automatic hot air welder the sarnamatic. Leader in modular green roof technology with more than 6 million square feet installed the greengrid modular vegetative green roof system offers distinct advantages.
Green roofs can help reduce energy costs for a building by acting as another layer of insulation between the inside and outside of the roof. Unlike conventional earth covered structures garden roof assemblies are lightweight and can be installed on a wide variety of new and existing structures. With the german evolution of modern green roof technology in the last 4 decades more and more green roof systems have been developed and existing systems or green roof components have been improved. We have vegetative roof details in pdf dwg autocad and autodesk revit rvt 2d and rfa 3d formats.