To support lightweight sedum green roof construction your roof needs a loading capacity of at least 120 kg per square metre.
Lightweight green roof construction.
Green roof construction has become extremely popular and is now a requirement in certain areas of the country in both dense residential and commercial construction.
Our company provides consultancy and optimal solutions on installing green roofs using sustainable construction materials vegetation rolls plants especially cultivated for these ecological roof systems.
Used over a whole roof a green roof will be the single overriding design influence on the house as well as impacting on the construction right down to the foundations.
This loose laid system uses a low maintenance pre vegetated sedum mat that includes up to 10 species of plants.
Xf301 sedum standard is an extensive green roof system ideal for retrofits and new builds.
Substrate roll is a lightweight green roof substrate manufactured from long mineral wool fibres.
It replaces the ecology the new house sits upon thereby replacing the habitat that a house takes away.
These roofs possess low weight holding capacity so we need to design a lightweight green roof construction.
3 drainage including filterfleece 11 20 mm.
2 al40 edge trim frames and retains the xf301 system.
The vegetation mat is grown locally outdoors harvested like sod and rolled out on top of baselayers.
1 xf301 sedum blanket system with integrated water retention and filter layer.
07 72 73 vegetated roof systems.
A green roof is in ecological terms a great and simple thing to do.
Flat roofs are an easier option from a green roof construction point of view but living roofs are able to grow on pitched roofs too.
The cooling effect of these cold roofs is maintained with the help of specific layer construction.
By planting vegetation on the roof of a building energy consumption is reduced rainwater is absorbed and then evaporated back into the atmosphere substantially reducing the volume going into storm sewers.
Slopes and angles for green roofs.
40mm high perforated edge drainage trim for bauder sedum blanket.
The thickness of the drainage layer will depend on the roof structure and the water storage capacity required depending on the.
It is an effective solution to bring nature to urban areas.
Here the thermal insulation is installed directly above the waterproofing layer.
It is a good growing medium and ensures good water absorption and tenacity.
For a wildflower roof with a 150mm depth of the substrate work on loading capacity of 250kg per square metre.
This type of lightweight extensive green roof can be landscaped on any kind of roof regardless the construction materials used.
