Green Roof On Top Of Garage

So a better question perhaps is which green roof system is best for your project.

Green roof on top of garage.

An 11 000 square foot succulent and wildflower garden on top of a seventh floor parking garage this green roof planted in july 2016 is visible from the attached health transformation building as well as from hospital rooms in the dell seton medical center across a green parkway. It could be a hanging garden with pots vertically lined up or a multitier garden. Alternatively install a green roof on an existing shed or garage or install an extensive system on a flat roofed extension. There are many types of green roofs based on the type of garden one plans.

There can be natural but raised beds. It does not matter whether you choose a small diy green roof on top of your garage or if you get a professional to turn your sloped roof into a habitat for wild birds. On august 4 2008 fairfax county unveiled its latest green initiative on top of the herrity building parking garage at the government center complex in fairfax. Make a normal flat or sloped roof into a beautiful living garden.

The garden may not be the traditional laid out on the floor design. The soon to open hampton inn in salem is getting ahead of the green building ordinance by installing a fully green roof on top of its garage to be overlooked by hotels and apartments on floors. The first layer should make your roof waterproof as well as root resistant. The steps to building a green roof are the same.

List of pros of green roofs. The right system used in the right place has no downside. How to build a green roof step 1. I liked the idea of having a bit more greenery in the property we live.

While redeveloping our house we decided to install a living roof on our kitchen roof why you ask.