Green roof system

Green Roofs- what is the working principle of Green Roof Trays?

Homeowners know the importance of landscaping their yards—and now, many are realizing the extra value that plant life brings to their home’s roof. Creating a green roof is an investment that adds a little green to your wallet and longevity to the life of your roof.

Green Roof systems are assemblies of different engineered layers, mimicking natural soil profiles to cultivate plants on man-made structures.

This green roof details post includes excerpts and details from our book Understanding Architectural Details - Residential.

M-TRAY® – the extensive green roof system in modular tray format from Wallbarn. Developed to make sedum and wildflower green roofs easier to install.

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In our ideal world, green roofs would be ubiquitous–we're thinking Scandinavia from the time of the Vikings until the late 19th century. And no, it's not b

Fig. 1. Summary of green roof types based on IGRA classification (IGRA, 2008). (For interpre version of this article.) - "Green roof systems: a study of public attitudes and preferences in southern Spain."

As architects look to green roof systems and their potential in projects, we’ve created a basic guide as an introduction into green roof systems.