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    A green roof is a roof designed to support vegetation growth. There are two main types: extensive green roofs use low-growing plants and require minimal maintenance to provide ecological benefits like insulation. Intensive green roofs support larger plants, shrubs, and trees and can be used like gardens for recreation, but require more maintenance and structural support from the building. Green roofs originated in Germany over 30 years ago and are becoming increasingly popular worldwide for their environmental and economic advantages such as reducing noise and heat transfer, retaining water, and enhancing urban landscapes.

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    A green roof is a roof designed to support vegetation growth. There are two main types: extensive green roofs use low-growing plants and require minimal maintenance to provide ecological benefits like insulation. Intensive green roofs support larger plants, shrubs, and trees and can be used like gardens for recreation, but require more maintenance and structural support from the building. Green roofs originated in Germany over 30 years ago and are becoming increasingly popular worldwide for their environmental and economic advantages such as reducing noise and heat transfer, retaining water, and enhancing urban landscapes.

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    A green roof is a roof designed to support vegetation growth. There are two main types: extensive green roofs use low-growing plants and require minimal maintenance to provide ecological benefits like insulation. Intensive green roofs support larger plants, shrubs, and trees and can be used like gardens for recreation, but require more maintenance and structural support from the building. Green roofs originated in Germany over 30 years ago and are becoming increasingly popular worldwide for their environmental and economic advantages such as reducing noise and heat transfer, retaining water, and enhancing urban landscapes.

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    Green Roof Definitions

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    1. What is a green roof? What: At its most essential level, a green roof is a roof surface which is designed to accommodate vegetation and/or accommodate human use (ie. specialty gardens, patios, play areas, ponds, driveways, etc.). Not only is utility of the roof space created but numerous ecological and economic advantages exist. These advantages include: extended roof life expectancy, sound insulation, thermal insulation, additional usable space, natural habitat for flora and fauna, high water retention, climate moderation, pollution reduction, let alone the visual enhancement of the city landscape. (Some of these benefits are detailed in the following FAQ, but all details can be found on the website.) Where: Generally, modern green roofs started over 30 years ago in Germany and are rapidly becoming a popular building addition in countries around the world. 2. What is an extensive roof versus an intensive roof? Extensive green roof: A roof which is covered in low growing vegetation and is usually installed to create advantages from the additional surface protection and maximize ecological benefits. Intensive green roof: A roof which can be covered with large plants, shrubs and trees as well as structures for human activity (walkways, benches, fountains, parking, and so on). They are usually intended to take the form of well-kept gardens. Anything on the ground is possible on the roof given that an adequate load bearing capacity of the building is present. Extensive Maintenance Vegetation Build-up Height Use minimal Hardy, self sufficient and self-propagating low roof protection, ecological layer Intensive regular to high more varied, larger species and specialty species moderate to high specialty gardens and recreation areas

    These definitions are based on the FLL (Forschungsgesellschaft Landschaftsentwicklung Landschaftsbau e.V.) Guideline for the Planning, Execution and Upkeep of Green Roof Sites, release 2002. Contact Us Imprint Links Sitemap All rights reserved by ZinCo

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