Green Roof Norway

Green roofs have become a long standing tradition in norway and it s not common to see them dotting the country s landscape or in this case essentially melding with the landscape.

Green roof norway.

These roofs are covered with sod on top of several layers of birch bark on gently sloping wooden roof boards. Norwegian grass roofs the norwegian translation is torvtak which means turf roof. I dont think so first i think this is natural but the norwegians traditional type of green roof co. The modern tradition of living roofs however can be more closely linked to germany a long time leader in green roofing having established the practice more than one hundred years ago.

Installed in september of 2009 the green roof is nearing the end of its second full summer. Norwegians have their own way of going green and quite literally. Grass roofs in norway is this the way of going go green. And they come in different varieties.

Until the late 19th century it was the most common roof on rural log houses in norway and large parts of the rest of scandinavia. In ancient times green roofs consisted of cave like structures or sod roofs covered with earth and plants commonly used for agriculture dwelling and ceremonial purposes. In places like norway green roofing has been around for over a thousand years. A sod roof or turf roof is a traditional scandinavian type of green roof covered with sod on top of several layers of birch bark on gently sloping wooden roof boards.

Some are bright green and almost velvety. The prize tradition is intended to inspire the green roof market toward excellence and to raise public and professional awareness about the multiple benefits of green roofs. Scandinavian green roof institute sgri 10 subscribers. Roughly 10 percent of the roofs in the country are green.

So far so good says tom reller senior director of operations for the target center. The institute organises courses and tours of green roofs in southern sweden and has been instrumental in helping green roofs to evolve across sweden denmark norway and in the last few years finland. For hundreds of years houses in norway have been covered with turf. Sod roofs on 18th century farm buildings in heidal norway.