Green Roof Home Section

The following projects showcase green roof design in section revealing building wide formal moves and up close detailing.

Green roof home section.

The structure of the green roof cross section contains a waterproof membrane next to the roof deck. The initial expense of green rooftops often turns away prospective clients. These systems help mitigate the heat island effect create habitats filter pollutants sequester carbon and can increase agricultural and amenity space. Because green roofs require professional design careful structural analysis and multiple layers and systems even extensive green roofs usually start at 8 per square foot significantly more expensive than the 1 25 per square foot for built up roofs burs source.

Above that an insulation layer is installed to eliminate the need for special insulation in extreme weather conditions. Container gardens on roofs where plants are maintained in pots are not generally considered to be true green roofs although. See more ideas about green roof roof roof garden. 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.

Then another layer of membrane can be installed for leak detection but it is optional.