Flat Green Roof Detail

There are many types of waterproofing membrane.

Flat green roof detail.

Architectural details photo by tommy hileman. Flat roofs are an easier option from a green roof construction point of view but living roofs are able to grow on pitched roofs too. Build a living roof green roof. While redeveloping our house we decided to install a living roof on our kitchen roof why you ask.

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. Unlike pitched green roofs flat green roofs can either take the form of extensive consisting of a thin layer of turf or sedum matting or intensive characterised by a greater soil depth that can even accommodate shrubs and trees. I liked the idea of having a bit more greenery in the property we live. The plants on a green roof contribute to improving air quality by producing oxygen and absorbing air pollutants dust and co2.

Green roofs offer a sustainable and ecologically friendly solution whereby plants and vegetation can live on the deck of the roof. Make a normal flat or sloped roof into a beautiful living garden. Note that it is not like a traditional roof garden in which planting is done in free standing containers as well as planters that are placed on an easy to access roof terrace. And to ensure the appropriate green roof assembly relative to the membrane chosen is provided it is important to understand how they work and how they are installed.

Flat roof green roofs.