Green Roof Build Up Detail

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Green roof build up detail.

Moisture retained by media that cannot be removed aka wilt point 12 18 typ. 40mm high perforated edge drainage trim for bauder sedum blanket. Moisture retained by saturated media after free draining 40 60 typ. Please contact our technical department on 01403 210204 or submit an enquiry for more information.

I liked the idea of having a bit more greenery in the property we live. Flat green roof design considerations. Make a normal flat or sloped roof into a beautiful living garden. While redeveloping our house we decided to install a living roof on our kitchen roof why you ask.

A green roof or living roof is a roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and a growing medium planted over a waterproofing membrane it may also include additional layers such as a root barrier and drainage and irrigation systems. Container gardens on roofs where plants are maintained in pots are not generally considered to be true green roofs although. A standard roofing membrane and insulation layer is laid onto the underlying roof structure then a studded perforated drainage membrane such as oldroyd xv 20 greenxtra is used in addition to provide a drainage layer. 1 xf301 sedum blanket system with integrated water retention and filter layer.

Noise reduction for the building green roofs have excellent acoustic qualities for both external sound up to 3db and internal noise up to 8db when constructing a green roof there are some fundemental considerations that determine the system required to support the planting scheme. Green roof components growing media water holding capacity field capacity maximum water capacity astm test. We have vegetative roof details in pdf dwg autocad and autodesk revit rvt 2d and rfa 3d formats. It can be difficult to visualise each component of a green roof and how they work together.

Construction techniques for biodiverse previously known as brown roofs follow the same principles as other green roof system protection layer drainage layer a filter fleece and growing medium. 2 al40 edge trim frames and retains the xf301 system. Sedum vegetation blanket instantly providing at least 90 coverage on an extensive green roof. The build up of a flat green roof will vary depending upon the intended use.

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