Green Roof Section Construction

Some green roofs are installed in one large integrated section while modular green roofs use small portable planting beds placed together to create a larger green roof.

Green roof section construction.

Green roofs can help reduce energy costsfor a building by acting as another layer of insulation between the inside and outside of the roof. It has been exposed not only outside it also penetrates to the interior of the building. 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. Green roofing and construction a green roof is a green space that is created by adding various layers of plants and a growing medium to the top portion of a traditional roofing system.

This is most noticeable in intensive green roofs since there is a thicker and more consistent layer of soil which provides a higher insulating value. The modular units are often plastic or metal trays filled with growing medium. The basic requirement for a green roof is waterproof construction and efficient load bearing capacity. It may also include additional layers such as a root barrier and drainage and irrigation systems.

The green roof has a 45 degree slope and the characteristic element of the building is construction made of laminated timber with diagonally guided elements and undercuts at the edges of the roof.