Intensive Green Roof Singapore

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Intensive green roof singapore. Typically these roofs will have more soil and some small shrubs as well as the low growing wildflowers and sedums found on an extensive roof. It also allows for a formal garden to be installed with paths grass lawn and flowers or pot plants. The intensive green roof uses planting mediums that have greater depth than the extensive green roof. Intensive green roofs weigh from 35 pounds to beyond 100 pounds per square foot when dry it is all a matter of the soil depth which is affected by the amount of mounding that is used.

Intensive systems allow the designer to create a park like setting so they are the best option for roof gardens that will be occupied. 65 6353 2800. The intensive green roof is installed over a multi storey car park of a public housing project in singapore. Careful planning has helped to conserve 9 of their total land mass to parks and nature reserves.

They are developed mainly for aesthetic and ecological benefits. Generally these type of roofs are low in installation costs lightweight 90 150 kg m2 and require minimal maintenance. Another term for these green roofs is rooftop garden. With 148 acres of vegetated roof space singapore has already made it a priority to promote green space.

It is typically not designed for public access or recreational use and access is strictly for periodic maintenance. With a thinner vegetation support layer green roofs are lightweight compared to roof gardens. Green roof extensive rooftop greenery a green roof involves the extensive greening of rooftop surfaces. A semi intensive green roof can give rise to a richer ecology with more diverse plant and animal species.

Since the 1960 s green movement green roofs have re emerged as a viable solution to address pressing environmental issues like increased storm water runoff the urban heat island effect. Elmich pte ltd 15 joan road singapore 298899. This deeper soil allows intensive roofs to accommodate large plants and dramatic plant groupings.