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For all people passionate about Living Roofs, Roof Gardens, Vertical Gardens, Interior Gardens, Urban Farming and all solutions to bring Green back into the cities of the 21st century.

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UCLA Extension Green Roofs CEU course

Started by Amanda Wesley Jun 19, 2012. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Green roofs (planted roofs) help reduce the urban heat island effect, save energy, and improve air quality by absorbing CO2 and other pollutants. This course covers structural considerations, roofing…Continue

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Green Roof Experience with Lightweight Granular Drainage Layer

Started by Scott Radford Sep 21, 2011. 0 Replies 0 Likes

I'm looking to do an intensive green roof with a pumice granular drainage layer. Can anyone point me to existing projects using a pumice granular drainage layer?

Patrick Blanc

Started by david j bockman Jan 13, 2010. 0 Replies 0 Likes

If anyone here has read Patrick Blanc's book The…Continue

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Comment by Katie Hartman on July 19, 2011 at 11:19am: thank you both! great resources and inspiration!

Comment by Evan Tozier on July 19, 2011 at 9:12am: Look into Dusty Gedge. I had the fortune of meeting this character a few weeks ago. http://dustygedge.co.uk/index.html He has a manual available for download (and a few dollars) that gives instructions on how to do 'gorilla green roofs'. That is to say, inexpensive and great. You may not need the plans for the structure that greenroofplans.com offers. Geotextile, geomembrane (EPDM pond liner) geotextile, growmedia, plants, framing. That's all you'll need for one that small - unless you've got a steep slope, then add retention. It's at the bottom of his green roof page.

Comment by kathryn blatt ancaya on July 19, 2011 at 8:17am: check out www.greenroofplans.com

they are plan books for DIY small scale green roofs with come with complete materials list, suggested suppliers, green roof care sheet + full set of architect stamped drawings. good luck!

Comment by Katie Hartman on July 19, 2011 at 6:21am: Anyone have a great source for construction drawings for green roofs?

We are doing a small (7' x 7') one on a micro residence/greenhouse/chicken coop.... so looking to build with small scale, cost effective/appropriate materials.

Comment by Oona Gaberšek on June 2, 2011 at 9:01pm: Green roof in the desert would be great...added insulation, sound attenuation - irrigate with graywater! Are there precedent projects in the area?

Comment by Sarah Saunders on March 31, 2011 at 9:41am: What does everyone think about green roofs in the desert? Specifically the Mojave Desert? Given how much energy costs these days, would they not be beneficial? Or would the cost of having to irrigate them (which you would have to in the desert) be worth it?

Comment by Robin Alyse Doyle on February 9, 2011 at 10:04am: If any of you are near the San Francisco Bay Area, we have a great presentation coming up on Residential Roof Gardens sponsored by the Association of Professional Landscape Designers. Click the link for details...

Comment by G O V I N D A R A J U on October 12, 2010 at 11:07pm: I am planning to do 3 different types of grow wall in one of my project in Bangalore, India.

Comment by Sarayut Cn on July 24, 2010 at 11:27pm: Hi ,I'm thinking to do the out-door feature wall in my project in china the size around 7m/long by 3.5m/high but the planting guy said that gonna take a year to green it by the plant , Anyway can make it faster and low maintenance?

Comment by Kirsten on July 22, 2010 at 7:01pm: Hi. I'm going to build a green wall using felt as part of my student entry at the International Ellerslie Flower Show in NZ in March 2010. Any advice?