Flat Green Roof Detail

Flat roof green roofs.

Flat green roof detail.

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. The key to any good green roof project is a good waterproofing membrane. While redeveloping our house we decided to install a living roof on our kitchen roof why you ask. We have vegetative roof details in pdf dwg autocad and autodesk revit rvt 2d and rfa 3d formats.

Architectural details photo by tommy hileman. Build a living roof green roof. 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.

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. The plants on a green roof contribute to improving air quality by producing oxygen and absorbing air pollutants dust and co2. There are many types of waterproofing membrane. 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.

Make a normal flat or sloped roof into a beautiful living garden.