Siplast offers Purple Roof Systems, Vegetated Blue Roof Detention assemblies, and Vegetated Blue Roof Retention5 systems to help achieve your projects stormwater goals and regional regulatory requirements.
Vegetated Roof Systems. Vegetated or green roofs are not a new concept in the roofing industry, but it is only recently that they have started to gain popularity.
Intensive Vegetated System. Intensive green roof systems support deep soil profiles greater than 6" depth, including landscaped plantings such as shrubs and ornamental vegetation.
As we can see from the illustration, Vegetated Roof Systems For Apartments has many fascinating aspects to explore.
For vegetative roof systems, particularly systems where runoff may be harvested for re-use or irrigation purposes, designers are advised to check with local municipalities to verify the acceptance of vegetative roofs, and specific local agency requirements for such systems.
SD1s roofing system was designed as a demonstration project to compare equal areas of conventional and vegetated roof. Separate piping systems were installed to monitor and compare the quantity and quality of the storm water from the vegetated roof and conventional roof.
Vegetative roof systems or green roofs are also known as living roofs. As the name suggests, vegetative roofs are a design in which plants are used to create a green space on top of a building.
Benefits of Extensive Vegetative RoofsInexpensive to install and maintain compared to other vegetated roof systemsSuitable for roofs with large surface areas
Vegetative roof systems approved to FM Approval Standard 4477 have not had the portion of the roof above the waterproofing membrane tested for wind uplift or wind scouring. All vegetative surfacing, bushes and trees will experience wind scouring.
