Green Roof Growing Media
Green roofs create a “green space” on top of man made structures which helps to decrease the heat islanding effect, reduce cooling costs, and increase biodiversity in urban environments while providing outdoor living and work spaces in otherwise under-used areas.
About
An integral part of the success of a green roof system is the growing media. These custom blended soil types must have proper chemical and physical properties to support vigorous plant growth while meeting weight requirements.
Gail Materials can blend specified components at prescribed rates to meet your specifications or we can design a blend in-house to meet the project goals.
Benefits
Create outdoor living/working spaces
Transform and repurpose rooftops into landscape areas where people can retreat and recharge in a constructed green environment.
Increase biodiversity
Trees, shrubs, groundcover and turf can provide habitable space for a broad range of birds insects and other urban wildlife.
Reduce Heat Islanding
Replacing harsh reflective rooftop surfaces with lush green landscaping can significantly reduce the albedo effect, resulting in a cooler environment.
Filter run-off from roofs
Green roof growing media and plants can work together to filter stormwater as it leaves roof tops and makes it way to storm drains.
Leed Points
Green roofs can earn LEED points by: protecting or restoring habitat, maximizing open space, addressing heat island effect, providing water efficient landscape areas, helping to reach minimum energy performance, being part of storm water design, and using regional materials.
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