This along with a natural aesthetic appeal is what has made slate the most desirable roofing material for more than a.
Green roofs in vermont.
Slate has been acclaimed for generations as the ultimate roofing material.
Hodgson designed a living wall a few years back in ohio called an enabling garden which allows people in wheelchairs to garden.
Royal purple slates are also popular on their own as a roof covering for commercial university.
First year results from the university of vermont s aiken center green roof research project.
No other roof is as unique elegant and long lasting as a greenstone genuine vermont slate roof.
A green roof in north central vermont.
It can be split into thin tiles of uniform thickness.
Just 5 months after the burlington vermont installation both roofs have filled in nicely.
These durable vermont slates are a favorite of architects and owners for custom homes where they are blended with other slates to create multi colored roofs.
There is a great deal of public interest in the project.
University of vermont honors thesis.
Slate is natural stone with a remarkable property.
Vermont low impact development guide for residential and small sites vermont department of environmental conservation pdf 54 pp 4 7 mb about pdf exit includes some basic introductory information about.
The sedum on the lower roof is colorful and thriving and the more substantial shrub and perennial planting on the upper roof looks great too.
Although this slate is a rich purple color some pieces may have small markings of green.
Green roofs don t have to be flat and they can even be a wall.
Green roofs vermont department of environmental conservation watershed management division exit basic information about green roofs.
When thinking of green roof technology and its advantages one thinks of reducing storm water runoff mitigating the heat island effect in the inner city seeing a small green growing paradise in the middle of an urban jungle doing one s part contributing oxygen and eating up co2 at the top of a.