num_pages: 296
description: Green roofsthe ultimate in sustainable building practicescontinue to generate enormous interest and enthusiasm among architects landscape designers and urban planners. Increasingly strict stormwater regulations and the appeal of LEED-related projects have also boosted the popularity and desirability of green roofs. Those who want to build green roofs however have few resources to guide them. Until now no book has taken a comprehensive look at how to effectively adapt green-roof technology to the variable and extreme North American climate and how to design projects that will function and endure as successfully as those in Germany Switzerland and other European countries.This book fills the gap by providing an overview of practices and techniques that have been effective in North America. The authors offer options regarding structure function horticulture and logistics as well as surveys of actual projects and analyses of why they have or havent succeeded. Approachable and reader-friendly the manual clearly explains how these complex systems function and how to plan and carry out projects successfully from concept through construction and maintenance. Ideally suited to professionals (including architects landscape architects engineers and designers) and their clients it brings together key lessons from leaders in the field. Numerous photographs highlight the range of design possibilities and show green roofs both during construction and at various stages of maturity.At last those seeking basic information about how to design and build green roofs have a concise authoritative guide to this exciting new technology.
language: English
title: The Green Roof Manual: A Professional Guide to Design, Installation, and Maintenance
publisher: Timber Press