Green Walls And Roofs

The roof is partially or completely covered with a waterproof layer or planter style boxes soil or similar and plants.

Green walls and roofs.

We ve brought nature to life for two decades providing individuals architects and companies around the globe with innovative living architecture and educational programs. Buildings are greened when their structures are used to support the growth of plants. The main types are where plants grow in planter boxes or in a lightweight type of soil attached to a wall. Green roofs offer significant economic benefits including a longer roof life and heating and cooling energy savings.

There is a huge variety of green wall or vertical garden designs. They are increasingly used in cities to help buildings avoid overheating to cool the air and to absorb air pollutants. Through laurelrock s partnership with green living technologies international glti we can design and install custom built green walls and roofs using only the highest quality and most enduring materials including stainless steel and aluminum. In the 21st century our cities face many challenges including overheating air pollution surface flooding and lack of biodiversity.

Also known as living roofs and walls they are emerging as important additions to the palette of construction techniques for creating healthy ecologically responsible buildings. Green walls and roofs insulate buildings clean the air absorb carbon dioxide reduce noise pollution and can provide habitat for insects. With green space sometimes in short supply at ground level greening the walls as well as the roofs of buildings can bring many benefits right to the urban core. Green living technologies international llc glti is the industry leader in green roofs green walls and vertical farms.

Green roofs walls green roofs can help regulate a building s internal temperature reduce stormwater runoff and mitigate the urban heat island effect. A green roof is one with plants growing on it. Modern green roofs and walls are building elements designed to support living vegetation in order to improve a building s performance.