Teaming with Roofscapes, Inc. for Your Green Roof Design
The
applications for green roofs are only limited by the imagination. Envision
a wetland on your roof! How about a playground or a soccer field for kids?
In Tokyo, those seeking respite can retreat to a meditative rooftop rice
paddy garden. In Germany, green roofs function as water filtration systems
for effluent. Hotels and restaurants benefit from fresh herbs harvested from
their green roofs, and hospitals and long term care facilities nurture their
residents with restorative healing roof top gardens. We have yet to be presented
with a green roof vision that we cannot realize!
Our experience demonstrates that the most efficient designs for the vast majority of American green roofs can be derived from five basic green roof types. Roofscapes, Inc. has developed a Roofmeadow® green roof that satisfies each type.
Working with your team, we can mix and modify these designs to meet the client’s objectives, satisfy the building’s architectural and load constraints, optimize plant selection, and address regional climatic conditions. We can accommodate any roof pitch (or no pitch at all!); we can even design a green wall.
Roofscapes,
Inc. was founded on the principles of stormwater engineering and horticulture.
We will work with your team to optimize water management objectives – whether
that means designing a green roof to retain and gradually release stormwater
or designing a green roof to actually help conserve water. Moreover, to demonstrate
how the green roof will satisfy LEED or local government
stormwater requirements, we can model
any of our green roof designs to determine the actual stormwater performance
(i.e., runoff reduction).
Roofscapes, Inc. also offers construction management services for the installation of any of its designs.