Residential Sloped Green Roof

Technical performance may vary by region climate and green roof design.

Residential sloped green roof. It is the task of the designer to make adjustments in the green roof system accordingly e g. Garden roof assembly hydrotech s garden roof assemblies combine the proven performance of our monolithic membrane 6125 roofing waterproofing with proven green technology. Replacing the impervious surface of a conventional roof with. Often it will be planted with sedum stonecrop.

While the basic components of a sloped green roof are similar to that of a flat system building teams must pay particular attention to water management erosion control. 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. An extensive green roof on the other hand is a thinner lighter version that looks more similar to a standard roof. Unlike conventional earth covered structures garden roof assemblies are lightweight and can be installed on a wide variety of new and existing structures.

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. It can be sloped or flat. Compared with flat roofs inclined or pitched roofs retain less water. Sloped roofs retain less water in general and the moisture content varies from the ridge to the eave lowest edge of the roof.

But when it comes to designing a green roof a very high slope is advantageous. But as the pitch increases so do the challenges. Drainage thickness of growing media plant varieties etc.