Green Roof Hand Book

A modern green roof requires eight functional layers.

Green roof hand book.

Conservation technology solutions for energy water and. As chair for green roofs for healthy cities one of his jobs is judging submissions for the awards program. New roofs whether made of wood steel or concrete can be designed to support green roofs at minimal additional expense. Green roofs must typically support 25 to 100 pounds more load per square foot than conventional flat roofs.

The green roof manual. Anatomy of a green roof. Free shipping on qualifying offers. Form and function consul tancy desig n engine ering project management and expert w itness of green roofs and green walls since 1980.

The green roof manual. Green roofs must typically support 25 to 100 pounds more load per square foot than conventional flat roofs. The following data sheets extracted from the greenroof handbook above provide our latest product information and specifications. Our green roof handbook provides a detailed introduction to greenroof systems and components.

New roofs whether made of wood steel or concrete can be designed to support green roofs at minimal additional expense. Green roof service llc green roof technology is the leader in providing integrated architectural design state of the art engineering project management of installations and maintenance solutions of living green on any impervious area throughout the world. It acted as a seep so you would collect or bird bath water coming down the slope behind the 4 inch pipe. There was one a few years ago with a sloped roof they used a flexible membrane and put 4 inch pipe underneath it.