Growing Media For Green Roofs

To better understand the full use of a green roof system we have broken down the layers here.

Growing media for green roofs.

Engineered for extensive green roofs with a media depth of 6 inches or less. Compost or organic matter organic matter provides basic nutrients and is able to retain moisture. Green roof growing medium what s so special about it. These materials are available throughout the west coast of north.

The extensive green roof lightweight cost effective and probably the most popular of the green roofs. Green roof growing medium. Sand required to. Before the growing media is selected there are other layers of the green roof system which play major roles in the functionality of the roof.

Applied mulch soil is a division of gallivan corporation and have become proven experts in many areas including the installation of green roof growing media. Suitable for shallow rooting green roof plants such as sedum sempervivum and other drought tolerant species. The combination of experience and state of the art equipment allows us to install materials quickly and efficiently. This of course can be reflected in the cost of building materials.

However the factors allowing for a lightweight roof can create a high stress environment for plant material. Over a 100m2 green roof with 10cm depth of growing medium the weight saved by using substrate instead of soil is considerable.