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Coming soon…. Green Roofs

Green roofs are increasingly popular choice for people looking to refurbish their flat roof or creating a new flat roof.

Also known as ‘living roofs’, this type of flat roof is made up of a series of functional layers that recreate the conditions needed for plants to grow on its exterior. This technology dates back to the 1960s but only becoming popular in recent years as companies and people understood the process and concept better – as well as the increasing use of this type of roof on various television programmes. Clearly, the need to be more eco-friendly and sustainable in our habits has also contributed to green roofs gaining popularity.

About Green Roofs

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.

Green roofs serve several purposes for a building, such as absorbing rainwater, providing insulation, creating a habitat for wildlife, increasing benevolence and decreasing stress of the people around the roof by providing a more aesthetically pleasing landscape, and helping to lower urban air temperatures and mitigate the heat island effect.

There are two types of green roofs: intensive roofs, which are thicker, with a minimum depth of 12.8 cm, and can support a wider variety of plants but are heavier and require more maintenance, and extensive roofs, which are shallow, ranging in depth from 2 cm to 12.7 cm, lighter than intensive green roofs, and require minimal maintenance.