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.

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. See more ideas about green roof roof roof garden. 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. The green roof has a 45 degree slope and the characteristic element of the building is construction made of laminated timber with diagonally guided elements and undercuts at the edges of the roof.

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. It may also include additional layers such as a root barrier and drainage and irrigation systems. Moesgaard museum by henning larsen aarhus denmark.