Each green roof is unique as their designs and performance vary by region climate and building type and use.
Thickness of layers of green roofs.
Types of green roofs.
A membrane is the bottommost layer of a green roof and is the main separation between the green roof above and the structural supports below.
It is made of a filtration veil and the polyamide monofilament fibre network layer.
Comparison of the various green roofs an extensive green roof is characterised by its low weight a thin layer of growing medium green substrate a mix of plants adapted to conditions on the roof minimum maintenance and low installation costs.
The nominal thickness of a green roof is the approximate total height of the soil and drainage components that constitute the green roof system excluding the roof structure insulation waterproofing and plants it is common practice to use the term extensive to describe green roofs that are very thin and will only support hardy drought resistant vegetation.
This can add an extra level of comfort and make your property in general feel a lot better to be in.
All three types of roofs require specific layers of roofing materials not found on regular roofs.
Simpler shallower cheaper green roofs with limited variety of plants are called extensive green roofs these systems are easy to install require little to no maintenance or irrigation and weigh the.
Due to the excessive water amounts associated with green roofs.
Bauder sdf drainage layer material of the drainage layer polyamide monofilament weight of the drainage layer 400 g m.
Drainage protection filtration layer it is used for lightweight green roofs terraces and has many functions.
The clay and silt content of materials used in a rock aggregate drainage layer should be 10 per cent by mass.
The basic anatomy of a green roof consists of vegetation growing medium filter membrane drainage layer waterproof root repellant layer roofing membrane support for plantings above thermal insulation vapor control layer and structural roof support.
The rock aggregate should also have a suitable ph and be low in soluble salts to ensure plant growth is not adversely affected.
Extensive semi intensive and intensive green roofs.
The protective layer can be a slab of lightweight concrete insulation thick plastic copper foil or any combination of these.
Protection drainage and filtration.
Green roofs allow energy saving due to a reduction in summer air condi tioning of 25 let alone the fact that the heat resistance of green roofs is higher and benefits are also gained in terms of winter heating in germany more than 10 of roofs are green roofs.
The whole thing though is more or.
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.
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.
Depending on the green roof layers thickness that you go with you will need to determine which are the most important to have included.
In the city of chicago alone a weston design consultant study estimates the.
By alan burchell rubyana lyon green roof mar 3 2017.
