Green Roof New Zealand

A flourishing roof garden will enhance the buildings aesthetic and improve the buildings environmental performance.

Green roof new zealand.

Helping improve the quality of life in our urban environments and reducing the impact on our limited resources. Green roofs can be used on a variety of roof types and on any property size. Living roofs have not taken off in aotearoa yet says zoë avery senior consultant at 4sight. Viking s roof garden system is new zealand s only branz appraised green roof system.

August 24 2018. 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. Low maintenance green roof. For more information please contact a stormwater consultant via 0800 stormwater or sales stormwater360 co nz or check out faq here.

Suitable for new or existing buildings low maintenance green roofs are planted with oasis sedums or oasis wildflower mixes creating intensive or extensive green roofs. The greenroofs team provide unique living roof solutions throughout auckland new zealand. A viking roof garden system is designed to do just that. Often a green roof allows the structure to become a more natural part of the surrounding landscape and offers a haven for flora and fauna especially so in urban contexts where green space is limited.

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. A green roof is one of the best ways to incorporate a living element into a home or building. The growth of living roofs in new zealand. Some of the issues and cost.

Offer both functional and aesthetically appealing benefits. This type of green roof can be planted with hedges lawn and small shrubs. The roof structure needs to be able to support the full saturated weight and be waterproofed specifically for a green roof. Move the country to the city.

We design install green roofs that range from low maintenance lightweight sedums succultents to full intensive roof gardens with nz natives tussocks grasses. Types of green roofs. A roof garden or green roof can be a flat or pitched roof surface that is planted using a thin layer 200mm of lightweight roof garden soil.