The Living Roof

While extensive roofs can handle 10 to 25 pounds of vegetation per square foot intensive roofs aim for 80 to 150 pounds and semi intensive fall between those two ranges.

The living roof. Brit s living roof is a one of a kind example in green roof technology. Container gardens on roofs where plants are maintained in pots are not generally considered to be true green roofs although. What is a living roof. The living roof s primary function is to collect and filter rainfall as part of a natural storm water management system.

A living roof is a roof which is covered in turf flowers grasses and sometimes shrubs or trees. 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. More than just a roof with plants adapted to hot environments brit s living roof recreates an existing texas habitat. The urban environment is an ecosystem in itself.

A rising interest in sustainable or green architecture in the late 1990s led to a rising demand for living roofs on homes and offices. Living roofs are hard to maintain. Working together the living roof porous pavement underground storage basins natural treatment wetlands and vegetated swales significantly reduce the amount of storm water flowing into the rouge river while also improving water quality. Intensive semi intensive and extensive.

Blige the living proof from the motion picture the help in theaters august 10. Living roofs have been used in home building in many parts of the world for thousands of years. Click here to view a live video feed of the living roof. The grass and earth protect the waterproof layers from sun damage so the roof lasts indefinitely.