Elevated Roofing Landscape
Below is a brief description of a vegetation blanket system that is more fully described in the consultant's report, Environmental Benefits and Costs of Green Roof Technology for the City of Toronto.
A pre-cultivated vegetation blanket is a pre-grown interlocking green roof tile. The blanket shown below is available in a thickness of about 45mm (1.75 inches).
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Photos courtesy of Elevated Landscape Technologies
Blanket systems are available in a variety of system designs. The most versatile system contains 25 mm (1 inch) of planting substrate. The result is a lightweight system ranging in weight from 40 to 60 kg per sq. meter.
.ca/greenroofs/images/elt194_151.gif" alt="Eco Green roofing" />The majority of the vegetation is made up of several varieties of Sedum, a succulent plant (8.0 to 13.0lbs per sq. ft.) tolerant to extremes in temperature that survives with little or no irrigation while requiring very little maintenance. They are cultivated at ground level, then rolled and transported as a complete system on pallets or by crane.
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