The document discusses the benefits and components of green roofs. Green roofs can reduce urban heat, lower energy costs, improve air and water quality, and provide habitat. They are composed of a waterproof membrane, drainage layer, insulation, filter fabric, growing medium and plants. Extensive green roofs are lighter weight and have shallow growing media while intensive roofs support deeper media and larger plants. Proper planning is needed to coordinate a green roof installation with other construction trades and address scheduling, access, and potential damage from other work.
This presentation gives a basic information about green roofing technology with easy English in a simple way. It has been used for conducting data about a study on "Assessing the awareness about green roofing technology and the effect of lecture on it. It is with minimum words and maximum content.
In this time of rising temperatures, abundant rain and socioeconomic imbalance, this seminar will suggest that green roofs are a powerful green building Best Management Practices (BMPs).
This presentation will outline the application, feasibility, benefits and challenges of green roofs in commercial application and put several widely debated questions into perspective: modular trays v. contiguous installations, upfront cost v. long-term investment, green roof v. other options, public access v. limited access, etc. Using local, national and international examples, she will explore green roof issues re: longevity, energy savings, stormwater management, maintenance, incentives and LEED points.
The three learning objectives are a) to understand green roof ROI for commercial buildings, b) to compare stormwater strategies of green roofs v underground cisterns and porous pavers and c) to compare green roofs to a solar roof or a white reflective roof.
Green roofs are a means to lowering the overall ambient temperature, reducing longterm costs on our buildings, sequestering CO2 and producing O2, improving the quality of life in our cities and boosting our green economy. Come learn more about green roofs at this seminar on May 7th.
In the last five years, the term green roof has taken on ecological and social significance beyond its seemingly simplistic description, this term has become an epithet for the reduction of pollution and improving urban environment, for large scale mitigation of storm water runoff, and for maximum utilization of urban land.
Erbil the capital city of Kurdistan region is facing a lot of environmental problems such as waste water treatment, water supply, land preservation, air and noise pollution due to the increasing number of cars, in addition, interestingly recent statistics suggested that the percentage of green areas in Erbil is approximately 6.5%, while according to international standards 30% of urban areas should be green.
Green roofs infrastructure on the other hand promises to become an increasingly important solution for building owners and community planners which provides a significant numbers of social, environmental and economic benefits that are both public and private nature.
Research problem is the ambiguity of green roofs implementation techniques in the region and the goal is initiated to determine the obstacle and challenges of green roofs implementations in Erbil city as case field by analyzing international experiences and concluding Erbil’s green roofs criteria.
A brief overview about the green building strategy known as green roofing. This presentation was originally prepared for St. Louis regional educators who attended the 2014 Sustainability Institute for P12 Educators.
Green roofs & green walls-A green roof or living roof is a roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and a growing medium, planted over a waterproofing membrane.
It includes additional drainage and irrigation systems.
This presentation gives a basic information about green roofing technology with easy English in a simple way. It has been used for conducting data about a study on "Assessing the awareness about green roofing technology and the effect of lecture on it. It is with minimum words and maximum content.
In this time of rising temperatures, abundant rain and socioeconomic imbalance, this seminar will suggest that green roofs are a powerful green building Best Management Practices (BMPs).
This presentation will outline the application, feasibility, benefits and challenges of green roofs in commercial application and put several widely debated questions into perspective: modular trays v. contiguous installations, upfront cost v. long-term investment, green roof v. other options, public access v. limited access, etc. Using local, national and international examples, she will explore green roof issues re: longevity, energy savings, stormwater management, maintenance, incentives and LEED points.
The three learning objectives are a) to understand green roof ROI for commercial buildings, b) to compare stormwater strategies of green roofs v underground cisterns and porous pavers and c) to compare green roofs to a solar roof or a white reflective roof.
Green roofs are a means to lowering the overall ambient temperature, reducing longterm costs on our buildings, sequestering CO2 and producing O2, improving the quality of life in our cities and boosting our green economy. Come learn more about green roofs at this seminar on May 7th.
In the last five years, the term green roof has taken on ecological and social significance beyond its seemingly simplistic description, this term has become an epithet for the reduction of pollution and improving urban environment, for large scale mitigation of storm water runoff, and for maximum utilization of urban land.
Erbil the capital city of Kurdistan region is facing a lot of environmental problems such as waste water treatment, water supply, land preservation, air and noise pollution due to the increasing number of cars, in addition, interestingly recent statistics suggested that the percentage of green areas in Erbil is approximately 6.5%, while according to international standards 30% of urban areas should be green.
Green roofs infrastructure on the other hand promises to become an increasingly important solution for building owners and community planners which provides a significant numbers of social, environmental and economic benefits that are both public and private nature.
Research problem is the ambiguity of green roofs implementation techniques in the region and the goal is initiated to determine the obstacle and challenges of green roofs implementations in Erbil city as case field by analyzing international experiences and concluding Erbil’s green roofs criteria.
A brief overview about the green building strategy known as green roofing. This presentation was originally prepared for St. Louis regional educators who attended the 2014 Sustainability Institute for P12 Educators.
Green roofs & green walls-A green roof or living roof is a roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and a growing medium, planted over a waterproofing membrane.
It includes additional drainage and irrigation systems.
roof covered with vegetation either completely or partially. Three types of green roof: extensive (shallow), semi intensive (moderate) and intensive (deep) green roofs. History traces back to the Hanging gardens of Babylon. Germany is the birthplace of modern day green roofs. a green roof has seven different layers: waterproofing membrane, root barrier mambrane, protection layer,drainage layer,filter layer, media and the vegetation/plant layer. advantages include reduce energy consumption and urban heat island effect, air pollution, storm water mitigation, noise reduction and aesthetic beauty.
The latest advent of innovative ideas and thoughts popping up as green roofing in the minds of Engineers and professionals. The ever changing trends of roof makeover in eco-friendly zones made it a sturdy and diverse option for many homes and buildings.
Greensulate and Poplar Network present "Introduction to Green Roofs".
Learn how green roofs work and why they are beneficial to both the indoor and outdoor environment, green buildings and the newest version of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating system, LEED v4.
This presentation will also provide you with the information necessary to understand how to differentiate types of green roofs and their respective benefits, and learn how green roofs have been successful in real life case studies.
Finally, you'll get unbiased tips on what to look for in a green roof installer.
Space is a concern for every urban gardener. You can take your garden to the next level, or start one where you had not thought it was possible! We'll survey growing techniques for vertical surfaces both indoor and out-from vine veneers to living walls. Learn about a variety of vertical planting systems and the appropriate plants for each.
This is the presentation created for the class I offered on June 3, 2015 at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
https://classes.bbg.org/CourseStatus.awp?&course=15SGBVGG
A green wall is a wall partially or completely covered with greenery that includes a growing medium, such as soil. Most green walls also feature an integrated water delivery system. Green walls are also known as living walls or vertical gardens.
In the challenge of urban expansion and environmental preservation, sustainable development is a significant response to our century’s requirements. Although vertical greening (green walls) are not a new concept but flourished during the last decade as one of the approaches to sustainability. Vertical gardens, vertical farms, balcony gardens, containers or planter boxes greening, green or eco-buildings, wall planters, and green envelops are all different types of green walls. Planners and designers can look for enhanced solutions where the façades are more than tinted glass barrier; greening the building envelope with vegetation can be used as a mean to restore the environmental conditions in urban areas.
Environmental benefits of green walls have been proven on both new and existing buildings; they can be applied for insulating against environmental impact, mitigating the effect of urban heat island, increasing biodiversity and ecological value, outdoor and indoor comfort, air quality and social and psychological wellbeing. Green walls are categorized into living walls and green facades; living walls which are the subject of this presentation categorized into passive and active systems, Mur-Vegetal and Landscape walls according to their systems and growing method.
Although green wall is not a new concept and date back to hanging gardens of Babylonia in 600 BC, but flourished in current decades. In the age of sustainable development planners and architects look for solutions to green the buildings envelops and restore environmental conditions. A variety of different terminology in this area indicates the importance of issue: Hanging or vertical gardens, balcony gardens, vertical farms, containers or planter boxes greening, green roofs or rooftop gardens, green or eco buildings, green walls, wall planters, green envelops and green facades. They can be applied to increase bio diversity and ecological value, out door and indoor value, air quality and finally enhance social and physical well being of city dwellers. This presentation discusses the green facades as one of the vertical greening systems.
O enfoque deste Workshop está na demonstração das oportunidades de intervenção que resultam da actual conjuntura no âmbito da CERTIFICAÇÃO ENERGÉTICA E DA QUALIDADE DO AR EM EDIFÍCIOS, dando relevo ao papel das COBERTURAS no desempenho energético-ambiental do edificado. O Workshop é dirigido a todos os decisores que influenciam a qualidade de construção do meio edificado.
O tema assume grande relevância, na medida em que as coberturas dos edifícios estão na origem de muitas patologias, que carecem de resolução urgente e, também, porque é nestes espaços que será possível integrar um conjunto importante das oportunidades associadas à sustentabilidade urbana – é o caso da utilização de energias renováveis, do aproveitamento da água da chuva e do contributo para a redução do efeito “Ilha de Calor Urbana”.
roof covered with vegetation either completely or partially. Three types of green roof: extensive (shallow), semi intensive (moderate) and intensive (deep) green roofs. History traces back to the Hanging gardens of Babylon. Germany is the birthplace of modern day green roofs. a green roof has seven different layers: waterproofing membrane, root barrier mambrane, protection layer,drainage layer,filter layer, media and the vegetation/plant layer. advantages include reduce energy consumption and urban heat island effect, air pollution, storm water mitigation, noise reduction and aesthetic beauty.
The latest advent of innovative ideas and thoughts popping up as green roofing in the minds of Engineers and professionals. The ever changing trends of roof makeover in eco-friendly zones made it a sturdy and diverse option for many homes and buildings.
Greensulate and Poplar Network present "Introduction to Green Roofs".
Learn how green roofs work and why they are beneficial to both the indoor and outdoor environment, green buildings and the newest version of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating system, LEED v4.
This presentation will also provide you with the information necessary to understand how to differentiate types of green roofs and their respective benefits, and learn how green roofs have been successful in real life case studies.
Finally, you'll get unbiased tips on what to look for in a green roof installer.
Space is a concern for every urban gardener. You can take your garden to the next level, or start one where you had not thought it was possible! We'll survey growing techniques for vertical surfaces both indoor and out-from vine veneers to living walls. Learn about a variety of vertical planting systems and the appropriate plants for each.
This is the presentation created for the class I offered on June 3, 2015 at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
https://classes.bbg.org/CourseStatus.awp?&course=15SGBVGG
A green wall is a wall partially or completely covered with greenery that includes a growing medium, such as soil. Most green walls also feature an integrated water delivery system. Green walls are also known as living walls or vertical gardens.
In the challenge of urban expansion and environmental preservation, sustainable development is a significant response to our century’s requirements. Although vertical greening (green walls) are not a new concept but flourished during the last decade as one of the approaches to sustainability. Vertical gardens, vertical farms, balcony gardens, containers or planter boxes greening, green or eco-buildings, wall planters, and green envelops are all different types of green walls. Planners and designers can look for enhanced solutions where the façades are more than tinted glass barrier; greening the building envelope with vegetation can be used as a mean to restore the environmental conditions in urban areas.
Environmental benefits of green walls have been proven on both new and existing buildings; they can be applied for insulating against environmental impact, mitigating the effect of urban heat island, increasing biodiversity and ecological value, outdoor and indoor comfort, air quality and social and psychological wellbeing. Green walls are categorized into living walls and green facades; living walls which are the subject of this presentation categorized into passive and active systems, Mur-Vegetal and Landscape walls according to their systems and growing method.
Although green wall is not a new concept and date back to hanging gardens of Babylonia in 600 BC, but flourished in current decades. In the age of sustainable development planners and architects look for solutions to green the buildings envelops and restore environmental conditions. A variety of different terminology in this area indicates the importance of issue: Hanging or vertical gardens, balcony gardens, vertical farms, containers or planter boxes greening, green roofs or rooftop gardens, green or eco buildings, green walls, wall planters, green envelops and green facades. They can be applied to increase bio diversity and ecological value, out door and indoor value, air quality and finally enhance social and physical well being of city dwellers. This presentation discusses the green facades as one of the vertical greening systems.
O enfoque deste Workshop está na demonstração das oportunidades de intervenção que resultam da actual conjuntura no âmbito da CERTIFICAÇÃO ENERGÉTICA E DA QUALIDADE DO AR EM EDIFÍCIOS, dando relevo ao papel das COBERTURAS no desempenho energético-ambiental do edificado. O Workshop é dirigido a todos os decisores que influenciam a qualidade de construção do meio edificado.
O tema assume grande relevância, na medida em que as coberturas dos edifícios estão na origem de muitas patologias, que carecem de resolução urgente e, também, porque é nestes espaços que será possível integrar um conjunto importante das oportunidades associadas à sustentabilidade urbana – é o caso da utilização de energias renováveis, do aproveitamento da água da chuva e do contributo para a redução do efeito “Ilha de Calor Urbana”.
Pastures, wind breaks and shelter belts in soil conservationVishnu Gopan G M
A windbreak (shelterbelt) is a planting usually made up of one or more rows of trees or shrubs planted in such a manner as to provide shelter from the wind and to protect soil from erosion. Farmers sometimes use windbreaks to keep snow drifts on farm land that will provide water when the snow melts in the spring.
As coberturas e fachadas mediterrânicas, vivas e produtivas promovem o bem estar e a qualidade de vida das populações e contribuem decisivamente para o aumento da resiliência das cidades. Por esta razão é essencial não apenas o conhecimento das soluções existentes que melhor se adaptam ao nosso clima, como ainda o desenvolvimento das competências técnicas essenciais para a boa implementação daquelas soluções. O enfoque deste Workshop está na demonstração da integração da dimensão verde nas cidades e das oportunidades de intervenção conducentes à melhoria do desempenho energético dos edifícios, à redução do “efeito ilha de calor”, à boa gestão das águas pluviais, à reciclagem de águas cinzentas, à melhoria da qualidade do ar, ao aumento da biodiversidade e à segurança alimentar das populações urbanas, sempre assentando nas melhores e mais adequadas tecnologias disponíveis.
Green roofs and façades are becoming increasingly recognised for their contribution to urban wellbeing. This contribution is becoming increasingly measurable, and is providing considerable economical and environmental benefits to individuals, communities and the urban environment. Cities all over the world are increasing their quota of green spaces and surfaces, finding it improves many of the urban performance indicators they have failed on in the recent past: their air quality ratings and their storm water management improve, their heat island effect decreases, social integration improves and health is more effectively restored... The Workshop provides an opportunity to share good practices in the built environment and aims to provide sufficient evidence for decision makers to gain courage and go for solutions that integrate this green, living dimension.
The Workshop’s target audience are all decision makers who influence the quality of the built environment.
O Workshop é dirigido a todos os decisores que influenciam a qualidade de construção do meio edificado
Commercial and residential trash removal, bulk hauling construction services. Clearing these mounds of years-old waste,
called legacy waste, DCC initiative west Recycle is the largest waste management solution in India.
Community Garden Guide Season Extension - Floating Row Cover; Gardening Guidebook for Ingham County, Michigan www.scribd.com/doc/239851313 ~ For more information, Please see websites below:
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
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Huerto Ecológico, Tecnologías Sostenibles, Agricultura Organica
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
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Floating Row Covers Season Extension; Gardening Guidebook for Community Gardens in the Great Lakes States www.scribd.com/doc/239851313 ~ US Department of Agriculture, For more information, Please see Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children www.scribd.com/doc/239851214 - Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech www.scribd.com/doc/239851079 - Free School Gardening Art Posters www.scribd.com/doc/239851159 - Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden www.scribd.com/doc/239851159 - Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success www.scribd.com/doc/239851348 - City Chickens for your Organic School Garden www.scribd.com/doc/239850440 - Huerto Ecológico, Tecnologías Sostenibles, Agricultura Organica www.scribd.com/doc/239850233 - Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools, Teacher Guide www.scribd.com/doc/23985111 ~
Row Covers - Protected Agriculture for Small-Scale Farmers ~ Ministry of Agriculture of Barbados ~ For more information, Please see websites below:
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214 ~
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Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
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Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
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Huerto Ecológico, Tecnologías Sostenibles, Agricultura Organica
http://scribd.com/doc/239850233
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
Row Covers; Gardening Guidebook for Kentucky ~ Kentucky State University ~ For more information, Please see websites below:
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214 ~
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Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
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Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
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Huerto Ecológico, Tecnologías Sostenibles, Agricultura Organica
http://scribd.com/doc/239850233
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
Analysis of Upgradation of a Convectional Building into Green BuildingIJSRD
The phenomenon of global warming or climate change has led to many environmental issues including higher atmospheric temperatures, intensive precipitation, and increased Greenhouse gaseous emission and of course increased indoor discomfort condition. Researchers worldwide collectively agreed that one way of reducing the impact of global warming is by implementing Green Roof Technology which integrates vegetation, growing medium and water proofing membrane on top of the roof surface. This study emphasized to first analysis a convectional Building than upgrade it to a Green Building by the use of some Eco- Friendly materials. In addition to this by the use of some smart electrification work we can also conserve an ample amount of energy in a Convectional Building. Than by the use of different agencies which would provide checklist for Green Building we can rate a Convectional Building which is been upgraded into a Green Building..The objectives of this research were is Reduction in the indoor temperature of the room contributes reduction in energy consumption in the building. By the use of smart electrification an ample amount of energy can also be conserved. By the use of eco- friendly materials and waste products an ample amount of money can also be saved. Although by the up gradation of convectional building the initial cost will be high because of the use of some special material such as solar panel, rain water harvesting system but their application will return 10 times of what we invested
Transforming Brand Perception and Boosting Profitabilityaaryangarg12
In today's digital era, the dynamics of brand perception, consumer behavior, and profitability have been profoundly reshaped by the synergy of branding, social media, and website design. This research paper investigates the transformative power of these elements in influencing how individuals perceive brands and products and how this transformation can be harnessed to drive sales and profitability for businesses.
Through an exploration of brand psychology and consumer behavior, this study sheds light on the intricate ways in which effective branding strategies, strategic social media engagement, and user-centric website design contribute to altering consumers' perceptions. We delve into the principles that underlie successful brand transformations, examining how visual identity, messaging, and storytelling can captivate and resonate with target audiences.
Methodologically, this research employs a comprehensive approach, combining qualitative and quantitative analyses. Real-world case studies illustrate the impact of branding, social media campaigns, and website redesigns on consumer perception, sales figures, and profitability. We assess the various metrics, including brand awareness, customer engagement, conversion rates, and revenue growth, to measure the effectiveness of these strategies.
The results underscore the pivotal role of cohesive branding, social media influence, and website usability in shaping positive brand perceptions, influencing consumer decisions, and ultimately bolstering sales and profitability. This paper provides actionable insights and strategic recommendations for businesses seeking to leverage branding, social media, and website design as potent tools to enhance their market position and financial success.
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You could be a professional graphic designer and still make mistakes. There is always the possibility of human error. On the other hand if you’re not a designer, the chances of making some common graphic design mistakes are even higher. Because you don’t know what you don’t know. That’s where this blog comes in. To make your job easier and help you create better designs, we have put together a list of common graphic design mistakes that you need to avoid.
Book Formatting: Quality Control Checks for DesignersConfidence Ago
This presentation was made to help designers who work in publishing houses or format books for printing ensure quality.
Quality control is vital to every industry. This is why every department in a company need create a method they use in ensuring quality. This, perhaps, will not only improve the quality of products and bring errors to the barest minimum, but take it to a near perfect finish.
It is beyond a moot point that a good book will somewhat be judged by its cover, but the content of the book remains king. No matter how beautiful the cover, if the quality of writing or presentation is off, that will be a reason for readers not to come back to the book or recommend it.
So, this presentation points designers to some important things that may be missed by an editor that they could eventually discover and call the attention of the editor.
Between Filth and Fortune- Urban Cattle Foraging Realities by Devi S Nair, An...Mansi Shah
This study examines cattle rearing in urban and rural settings, focusing on milk production and consumption. By exploring a case in Ahmedabad, it highlights the challenges and processes in dairy farming across different environments, emphasising the need for sustainable practices and the essential role of milk in daily consumption.
4. WHY A GREEN ROOF?
Green roofs are an attractive roofing option
Reduce urban heat islands
Lower Heating/Cooling Costs usually 7-9%
Improve air quality
Minimize storm water runoff
Increased roof life
Increased Use of Space
Gain Bio Diversity in
an Urban Area
Patient health
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5. AND THERE’S MORE….
Absorb air pollution, collect airborne particulates
and store carbon.
Reduce noise transfer
Increasing the value of the property and the
marketability of the building as a whole
Potential for grants related to energy efficiency
and/or green roofs
Less material in landfill sites by reducing re-roofing
material waste
Green roofs can provide new opportunities for
urban agriculture
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7. WATERPROOFING
Hot and cold fluid systems – monolithic
membranes
Built-up and Modified Bitumen roof
systems
Single-ply membranes
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11. WATERPROOFING MEMBRANES
High Density Polyethylene membranes may be
specified. TPO/TPA
Seams are either heat welded or adhered with
seam tapes.
Extends life of roofing/waterproofing system
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14. EFVM
Low voltage
Dormant or Real time monitoring
Pinpoints a leak to a 1 sf area
Costs every time he visits
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Electric Field Vector Mapping
Fancy name for Leak Detection
17. DRAIN BOARD
Directs excess stormwater to drains
Filter fabrics and plastic core
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Repel root growth
Keeps growing medium above mat
Provide high compressive strength
Can retain moisture in cells to supply
vegetation
21. GROWTH MEDIUM
Specified by its mineral content,
which is synthetically produced organic;
Expanded slate, shale or clay
Well-draining
Contains low organic/compost content
Ideally, custom blended to type of garden
Annual organic fertilization recommended
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22. Typically, will weigh 7.5 lbs. per inch of depth per sq. ft.
totally saturated
Every manufacturer will have their own so check their data
sheets
Ask what elements are being used
Clay will sometimes weigh more
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23. PLANTING
Almost any plant can grow on the roof
Limitations: design, loads, climate and budget
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Extensive plants: Sedum (stonecrops),
wildflowers, shallow rooting grasses
Intensive plants: Perennials, shrubs,
small trees
30. ROOT FREE ZONES
Protect critical areas from overgrowth with round
washed stone or pavers
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Perimeter & access areas
Around drain areas
inspection boxes over drains
Semi-annual inspections for critical areas
32. VEGETATED ROOF TYPES
Extensive: Most Common in our area
2” to 6” deep of growing medium
20 to 50 lbs/sq.ft. total wet roof load
Small, hardy plant types
Minimal maintenance
Installed on flat or pitched roofs
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33. INTENSIVE
Larger plants, shrubs and small trees
50 to 400 + lbs/sq.ft. total wet roof load
12” to 24”+ of growing medium
Irrigation and maintenance; like traditional
landscaping
Accessible, park-like setting
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Garden Roof Components
Gardendrain GR15 (3.3' x 6.6')
21.52 SF/sheet
Gardendrain GR30 (4 x 6)
24 SF/sheet
Gardendrain GR50 (4 x 6)
24 SF/sheet
Moisture Mat - 6.6' x 164' roll
750 sf/roll (111 lb)
with required overlap, effective coverage is 1,026 SF per roll
System Filter - 12.5 x 120' roll
1,500 sf/roll
with required overlap, effective coverage is 1,368 SF per roll
Root Stop (Root Barrier) - 15' x 100' roll
1,500 sf/roll (75 lb)
with required overlap, effective coverage is 950 SF per roll
Root Stop Seam Tape
4' x 210' (4 lb)
Root Stop HD - Full Roll
15' x 100'
with required 1' taped overlap, effective coverage is 1,386 sf per roll
Root Stop HD - Half Roll
15' x 50'
with required 1' taped overlap, effective coverage is 636 sf per roll
Root Stop Bamboo - Full Roll
5' x 100'
with required 1' taped overlap, effective coverage is 395 sf per roll
Root Stop Bamboo - Half Roll
5' x 50'
with required 1' taped overlap, effective coverage is 195 sf per roll
Hydroflex RB II (Root Barrier) .160" x 39.4" x 33.4' roll
109.6 sf/roll (100 lb)
(400 rolls per truck) with required 4' overlap, effective coverage is 97 SF per roll
Spinout
1 gal pail (2,000 lf)
(covers approximately 5500 sf of roof)
Gardmat ST (short term - 12 mos.) - effective roll coverage 680 sf
6.7' x 108' (723')
Gardmat ET (extended term - 18 mos) - effctive roll coverage 680 sf
6.7' x 108' (723')
Gardmat LT (long term - 24 mos) - effective roll coverage 680 sf
6.7' x 108' (723')
Gardmat P (permanent reinforcement) - effective roll coverage 342 sf
6.5' x 55.5' (360')
Gardmat Stakes (4") - biodegradable
576 per box
Inspection Chamber (4.75" high)
Inspection Chamber Extension (1")
Inspection Chamber Extension (3")
Inspection Chamber Extension (8.5")
Aluminum Edge Restraint ___ vert leg x ___ horiz leg x ___ length, ____ thick4.5"x4.5"x96"
Edge Restraint Accessories
Splice pieces
Corner pieces
37. KNOW YOUR HIDDEN COSTS
Lead Time / Scheduling
Shipping
Disturbing other trades/neighborhood
Other trades disturbing your work
Traffic Control
Restricted hours
Plant rejection /out of season material
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38. OVERLAPPING OTHER TRADES
Waterproofing/decking
Plumbing
Sheet
metal
Landscaping
General
You need all of them to be finished
first…optimally
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Electrical
Isnt that what estimating is about…coming in low while making a profit, I hate the low bid process but we are forced to work in that arena since that’s where most of the green roofs are .
. Trying to estimate more than your strength, can be the problem…experience is the best tool we have, not computers, not estimating programs but experience. This is the new Mercy Hospital on 74When I first started working on this 2.5 acre greenroof, I thought wow this is huge, ordering 10s of 1000s of plants, working in weeks of labor not hours. Then when I stepped onto the project I thought this is historical for me not too many people get to do a 2.5 acre greenroof. Taking an estimate from this to this
Can be difficult to envision. All the steps and the process.
So first we are going to talk about why a client might want a green roof.
The components …this is what your bid is usually compiled of
You don’t see as many..people get upset with the smell especially schools and medical but it can be bulletproof on concrete
People will always ask what the R value is and its one of those “it depends” questions how much insulation are they using?
Commonly 80-20 for extensive 50-50 for intensive, FLL German standard
if they arent established, there will be trouble.
Cuttings take less labor time to install than plugs and are less expensive to buy and ship. Should be installed within a couple of days of cutting and should be kept cool til they are used. Their drawback is that they take a lot of watering and time to establish to begin to cover the roof. It doesn’t really have a root system per say to feed it so it has to survive and get its roots into the medium before it can begin growing, so there is that delay time of establishment. But if you are not in a hurry this is a good option.Only half to two-thirds of the cuttings will survive, they are best installed in early spring, when the weather is cool and rainy and conducive to their survival. 100lbs per 1000sf $1.25See the roots? It will die if it doesn’t find a place to land
So now you know the components heres how they come to you when you are looking at a bid ..in a price book from the manufacturers rep. So you will still need to know how many buckets of product etc So lets take the line 14 adhesive at $297 a 5 gallon bucket lets say the manufacturer says it will cover a 60sf area but you know from experience that it covers 70sf that’s where you have an advantage knowing that manufacturers product and they are all differentSee the pricing good through May 31 so if you have construction delay you are paying 10% more unless you order up front
Look at warranty price..different for membrane than overburden. So he thinks the roof budget is around 3.25 for this project…Call me if I have missed anything.
Different manufacturer different product names. Sometimes you have to do a little more figuring on the top there for Garden Drain it comes in 24 sf sheets but at a sf priceSometimes there are mistakes see the root stop seam tape 4’ x 210’ its really 4” makes a big difference doesn’t it if you don’t know the product
I know one time I asked the electrician where does my electrical come up for irrigation, it started a chain reaction, it was on my drawing but not hisElectrical plan, you need water for plants.
Heres where I see profit loss…You saw all the components they don’t all go in at once you have to keep them somewhere, lost time working around them or extra crane time not enough room for all your material
Glazing seems to always be a consideration and sheet metal, other workers see GR as lawn and some don’t understand how it is different….irrigation sod staple…tell about Towne nailing down concrete curb forms
Know the schedule and flow, know the site and if you have access, count on multiple mobilizations. 200 penetrations unit price them at $120 each as though they are all together, but 60 have to be done after soil is in …extra labor, sometimes the volume of small items can cost you the most when you have to revisit
I really put a lot of consideration into crane time. Knowing how many hours /days to slate for the crane, know who you are dealing with and the requirements needed. Has my signaler ever worked with this crane guy before? Has the rigger?
So these are the things I have seen cost extra…
Rebates in roofing. Understanding what your subs need and what they have…proof of what they have worked on not just their word for itNegotiating a good price for local material/delivery
It’s a place to take a break, smoke or hide. They don’t understand it some think its just a pain to deal with. But hopefully you have a new appreciation for greenroofs and I can tell you you know more than most now.