Green Roof Norway

Installed in september of 2009 the green roof is nearing the end of its second full summer.

Green roof norway.

Norwegians have their own way of going green and quite literally. Sod roofs on 18th century farm buildings in heidal norway. So far so good says tom reller senior director of operations for the target center. The institute organises courses and tours of green roofs in southern sweden and has been instrumental in helping green roofs to evolve across sweden denmark norway and in the last few years finland.

A sod roof or turf roof is a traditional scandinavian type of green roof covered with sod on top of several layers of birch bark on gently sloping wooden roof boards. In ancient times green roofs consisted of cave like structures or sod roofs covered with earth and plants commonly used for agriculture dwelling and ceremonial purposes. The scandinavian green roof prize has been awarded annually to the best green roof project in scandinavia since 2000. Roughly 10 percent of the roofs in the country are green.

Norwegian grass roofs the norwegian translation is torvtak which means turf roof. I dont think so first i think this is natural but the norwegians traditional type of green roof co. For hundreds of years houses in norway have been covered with turf. The city wanted to make a sustainable choice with this roof and except for one little bad spot that had to be fixed everything has been going really well up here.

The institute is also home to the scandinavian green roof association. In places like norway green roofing has been around for over a thousand years. These roofs are covered with sod on top of several layers of birch bark on gently sloping wooden roof boards. Green roofs have become a long standing tradition in norway and it s not common to see them dotting the country s landscape or in this case essentially melding with the landscape.

Grass roofs in norway is this the way of going go green. Scandinavian green roof institute sgri 10 subscribers. Until the late 19th century it was the most common roof on rural log houses in norway and large parts of the rest of scandinavia. The modern tradition of living roofs however can be more closely linked to germany a long time leader in green roofing having established the practice more than one hundred years ago.