Green Roof Building Section

Green roofs can help reduce energy costs for a building by acting as another layer of insulation between the inside and outside of the roof.

Green roof building section.

Note that it is not like a traditional roof garden in which planting is done in free standing containers as well as planters that are placed on an easy to access roof terrace. This is most noticeable in intensive green roofs since there is a thicker and more consistent layer of soil which provides a higher insulating value. See more ideas about green roof roof roof garden. It may also include additional layers such as a root barrier and drainage and irrigation systems.

A green roof is a green space that is created by adding various layers of plants and a growing medium to the top portion of a traditional roofing system. It has been exposed not only outside it also penetrates to the interior of the building. A green roof or living roof is a roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and a growing medium planted over a waterproofing membrane.