Residential Sloped Green Roof

Garden roof assembly hydrotech s garden roof assemblies combine the proven performance of our monolithic membrane 6125 roofing waterproofing with proven green technology.

Residential sloped green roof.

It can be sloped or flat. As the popularity of vegetated roofs grows in the u s building teams are finding new methods for greening rooftops. Enhances energy efficiency green roofs are great at offering excellent insulation thus helping in temperature regulation during hot and the cold months the result of this is reduced energy bills to the homeowner. It is the task of the designer to make adjustments in the green roof system accordingly e g.

Drainage thickness of growing media plant varieties etc. Replacing the impervious surface of a conventional roof with. A recent trend is to adapt green roof technology for low and steep slope applications. An extensive green roof on the other hand is a thinner lighter version that looks more similar to a standard roof.

But as the pitch increases so do the challenges. Compared with flat roofs inclined or pitched roofs retain less water. Roofing membrane durability one way of increasing the roofing membrane durability is to install a residential green roof the roof will reduce the exposure of the roof membrane. But when it comes to designing a green roof a very high slope is advantageous.

Technical performance may vary by region climate and green roof design. Sloped roofs retain less water in general and the moisture content varies from the ridge to the eave lowest edge of the roof. Unlike conventional earth covered structures garden roof assemblies are lightweight and can be installed on a wide variety of new and existing structures.