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In this episode: We discuss the “landscape” versus “native plants” approach to green roof design. Links mentioned: Ecosystem (Wikipedia) www.worldclimate.com www.climate-charts.com US Drought Maps and Data GRP 004: Two Approaches to Green Roof Design (right click and select “save” to download this episode as an mp3 file) Transcript: Will: This is the Green Roof Podcast,...
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21.05.2011 - 16:59:12
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http://www.greenroofplan.com/green-roof-design-approaches/
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In this episode: waterproof membranes, options for drainage systems, and the essential functions of green roof soil mixture. Links Mentioned American Hydrotech Waterproof Membrane J-Drain Dimple Core Product ASTM D448 08 Aggregate spec Take our quick survey to help us improve Green Roof Plan GRP 003 Green Roof Components (right click and select “save” to...
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28.04.2011 - 04:16:26
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http://www.greenroofplan.com/green-roof-components/
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Help us improve Green Roof Plan by taking this survey. Each day one survey respondent will win a free copy of my eBook “Creating My Green Roof” Create your free online surveys with SurveyMonkey, the world’s leading questionnaire tool.
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24.04.2011 - 15:11:29
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http://www.greenroofplan.com/survey/
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In this episode: The difference between extensive, semi-intensive and intensive green roofs; modular versus built-in place Links Mentioned Handy Chart on Green Roof Types (this is an excerpt of “Creating My Green Roof“) Toyota’s Green Roof Tiles Green Grid Roofs LiveRoof “Eco-Friendly Living Roof Trend Takes Root in the U.S.” Columbia Tribune GRP 002 Green...
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20.04.2011 - 00:13:10
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http://www.greenroofplan.com/green-roof-types1/
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In this episode: We discuss stormwater, aesthetic, urban heat island mitigation benefits of green roofs, and more Kevin Songer and I are proud to present Episode 1 of the Green Roofs Podcast! Please let us know your thoughts in the comments. Any other particular areas you’d like us to cover? Links Mentioned Kevin’s company MetroVerde...
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13.04.2011 - 21:48:16
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http://www.greenroofplan.com/green-roof-benefits/
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By Duane Craig Green roofs help with heating and cooling costs, they make good use of rain water, and they prolong the life of a roof, but the return-on-investment over the roof’s lifetime is still unclear. This is largely because the studies that have been done don’t all focus on the same beneficial aspects and...
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06.03.2011 - 19:52:14
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http://www.greenroofplan.com/green-roof-size/
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This is a guest post from Duane Craig over at Construction Informer. If you want to write a guest post for Green Roof Plan, give us a shout here. Across the globe the green roof initiatives by governments are increasing. Not only are governments planning and installing more green roofs on government buildings, but they...
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23.02.2011 - 18:11:56
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http://www.greenroofplan.com/green-roof-trends/
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One of my minicourse subscribers recently sent in an email asking about waterproofing, asking what works and what doesn’t, what to look for and what areas to be careful with. An entire book could be written about waterproofing green roofs and you could get into the topic so deeply you’d become an expert on just...
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10.02.2011 - 21:25:06
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http://www.greenroofplan.com/waterproofing-your-green-roof/
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