Green Roof New Zealand

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.

Green roof new zealand.

We design install green roofs that range from low maintenance lightweight sedums succultents to full intensive roof gardens with nz natives tussocks grasses. A flourishing roof garden will enhance the buildings aesthetic and improve the buildings environmental performance. 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. Offer both functional and aesthetically appealing benefits.

Few companies in new zealand specialise in green roofs worth their weight in gold green roofs are slowly breaking into the new zealand market. A green roof is one of the best ways to incorporate a living element into a home or building. Helping improve the quality of life in our urban environments and reducing the impact on our limited resources. 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.

Some of the issues and cost. They ve been around since time immemorial but the living roofs aka green roofs are only just catching on on this side of the globe. August 24 2018. For more information please contact a stormwater consultant via 0800 stormwater or sales stormwater360 co nz or check out faq here.

Types of green roofs. The roof structure needs to be able to support the full saturated weight and be waterproofed specifically for a green roof. They are widespread in germany and norway but in new zealand their use is currently low. The growth of living roofs in new zealand.

A viking roof garden system is designed to do just that. This type of green roof can be planted with hedges lawn and small shrubs. Move the country to the city. 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.

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. Low maintenance green roof.