Green Walls And Roofs

Buildings are greened when their structures are used to support the growth of plants.

Green walls and roofs.

Green living technologies international llc glti is the industry leader in green roofs green walls and vertical farms. Laurelrock is a certified installer for glti green roof and green wall systems. Modern green roofs and walls are building elements designed to support living vegetation in order to improve a building s performance. The roof is partially or completely covered with a waterproof layer or planter style boxes soil or similar and plants.

Green walls and roofs insulate buildings clean the air absorb carbon dioxide reduce noise pollution and can provide habitat for insects. Green roofs walls green roofs can help regulate a building s internal temperature reduce stormwater runoff and mitigate the urban heat island effect. A green roof is one with plants growing on it. There is a huge variety of green wall or vertical garden designs.

Also known as living roofs and walls they are emerging as important additions to the palette of construction techniques for creating healthy ecologically responsible buildings. In the 21st century our cities face many challenges including overheating air pollution surface flooding and lack of biodiversity. Through laurelrock s partnership with green living technologies international glti we can design and install custom built green walls and roofs using only the highest quality and most enduring materials including stainless steel and aluminum. With green space sometimes in short supply at ground level greening the walls as well as the roofs of buildings can bring many benefits right to the urban core.

For over 30 years plant life has been used to this end along freeways arterials and rail lines in north america and europe. They are increasingly used in cities to help buildings avoid overheating to cool the air and to absorb air pollutants. The vegetated surface provided by strategic urban greenery such as green walls and roofs will block high frequency sounds and when constructed with a substrate or growing medium support can also block low frequency noises.