Green Roof Design Nz

By rachel hargreaves branz senior sustainable building scientist green roof design and construction but momentum is growing for their.

Green roof design nz.

The nuraply 3pg membrane provides the waterproofing layer in any green roof design. Are there proven scientific standards for green roof design. Position of the building. Chris farhi director of strategic consulting at colliers international says green roofs are becoming more common in europe and the united states but have yet to become widespread in new zealand.

There are maybe 10 buildings of that scale in nz. We design install green roofs that range from low maintenance lightweight sedums succultents to full intensive roof gardens with nz natives tussocks grasses. New zealand s most specified multiply system nuraply 3pm is a robust reinforced bituminous waterproofing sheet. The prime objectives in the design and construction of a green roof system is that the established planted roof will be.

The membrane used in the green roof is the enviroclad product from viking roofspec. Presently the only widely accepted established standards for green roof construction are those developed in germany by the forschungsgesellschaft landschaftsentwicklung landschaftsbau fll these standards and guidelines are comprehensive and include industry standard tests for the weight moisture nutrient content and grain. For more information please contact a stormwater consultant via 0800 stormwater or sales stormwater360 co nz or check out faq here. A roof garden is a roof that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and soil or a growing medium planted over a waterproofing membrane.

It s an extremely watertight membrane which protects the timber from moisture in the soil. The greenroofs team provide unique living roof solutions throughout auckland new zealand. Viking s roof garden system is new zealand s only branz appraised green roof system. Will not compromise the essential function of the roof and.

Design and development by bka. The liveroof modular green roof system uses stormwater360 s compliant green roof soil media and has numerous new zealand native or sedum succulent planting options. The following criteria are taken into account. The uptake of the technology is very very slow here which.

It s a non bituminous recyclable product and seams are heat welded which means we can keep oil based joiners out of the soil. With a codemark certificate for added confidence it may be installed at 1 degree the lowest slope in new zealand. Some of the issues and cost benefits are discussed here.