Green Roof Design Book

Grhc develops and protects the market by increasing the awareness of the economic social and environmental benefits of green roofs green walls and other forms of living architecture through education advocacy professional development and celebrations of excellence.

Green roof design book.

John little is a partner in the grass roof company an award winning eco friendly landscape design and management company that designs and builds green roof buildings designs and maintains school grounds and undertakes grounds maintenance work on behalf of local authorities. The book credibly situates the green roof in the sustainable save the planet scenario. This is the green roof textbook that will be indispensable for many years. Designing green roofs in a development may gain support which can help to secure planning consent it may be possible to retrofit green roofs on certain buildings without planning consent although the planning authority should be consulted if there is any doubt.

Low tech options for greener living by nigel dunnett dusty gedge john little and ed snodgrass mostly for its overview and achievable examples. Green roof resourcesmost information on green roofs is aimed at big buildings but a few solid residential resources exist. There is comprehensive coverage of the documentation bidding construction and risk management phases of green roof implementation. This can put excess loads on a green structure.

A green roof can retain up to 75 of overall rainwater and this can often result in a need for structural reinforcement.