Lightweight Green Roof Systems

This special lightweight structure for flat roofs transforms your grey roof with a pitch of 0 to 15 degrees into a sustainable green roof almost instantly.

Lightweight green roof systems.

Extensive green roofs are constructed using shallow depths of growing mediums known as substrates and vegetated with low maintenance plants. The option to specify a substrate system allows for a wider variety of vegetation to be chosen. Sedum roofs are extensive green roofs that have a media depth of 3 8 inches. Can only be used with a secured waterproofing system.

Sedum roofs with a natural drainage layer are designed to maximize water retention while sedum roofs with a synthetic drainage layer may focus more on minimizing weight. Sedum vegetation blanket instantly providing at least 90 coverage on an extensive green roof. These living roofs became natural biological systems and the negative urban spaces were transformed into beautiful green islands. 40mm high perforated edge drainage trim for bauder sedum blanket.

There are millions of sqm of conventional roofs all over the world which could be given back to the nature by existing technical solutions. 2 al40 edge trim frames and retains the xf301 system. 0 15 system structure thickness including sedum. Lightweight low maintenance extensive green roofs.

Xeroflor s green roof options include a range of lightweight systems weighing only 8 10 pounds per square foot to ballast applications of 25 pounds per square foot. Lightweight roof 0 15 specifications. A green roof system is an extension of the existing roof which involves at a minimum high quality water proofing root repellent system drainage system filter cloth a lightweight growing medium and plants. Green roof systems may be modular with drainage layers filter cloth growing media and plants already prepared in movable often.

There are two variations for the system build up. 1 xf301 sedum blanket system with integrated water retention and filter layer. That is how green roof systems started to spread very quickly. Read more about the specifications of this lightweight solution here.