It takes about two weeks to trim and mow the six acres living roof.
Green roof building vancouver.
Designed by seattle based lmn architects the vancouver convention centre west features a six acre green roof which is the largest in canada and the largest non industrial living roof in all of north america as of april 2009.
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Vancouver the city of vancouver is moving forward with the development of a green roof policy that could require some new buildings to include rooftop grasses or gardens.
The green roof at the vancouver convention centre s west building.
Canada s leader in green roofs green facades vertical gardens as the leading design build company in living architecture since 2007 architek provides expertise education design and consultation as well as leading edge products and installation services for green roofs living walls green facades and site water management.
The annual mowing of the vancouver convention centre s green roof started this week.
Container gardens on roofs where plants are maintained in pots are not generally considered to be true green roofs although.
The roof features more than 400 000 native plants and grasses that provide insulation and habitat for pollinators.
At six acres the green roof that covers the west building of the downtown vancouver convention centre is the largest in canada and the largest non industrial vegetative roof in north america.
With 466 500 square feet of meeting space it s canada s largest convention centre.
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.
The vancouver convention centre is a great example of the modern and green architecture that vancouver boasts.
Landscaping crews started the annual mowing of the green roof at vancouver convention centre this week.
2004 study pdf vancouver public library green roof monitoring project by chris johnston kathryn mccreary and cheryl.