Growing Media For Green Roofs

Soil structure for green roof media lightweight volcanic aggregate such as pumice or lava.

Growing media for green roofs.

These materials are available throughout the west coast of north. Green roof growing medium what s so special about it. Sand required to. Over a 100m2 green roof with 10cm depth of growing medium the weight saved by using substrate instead of soil is considerable.

Applied mulch soil is a division of gallivan corporation and have become proven experts in many areas including the installation of green roof growing media. Extensive media is our lightest media blend for green roof systems requiring less than 45 pounds of saturated system weight. To better understand the full use of a green roof system we have broken down the layers here. This of course can be reflected in the cost of building materials.

Compost or organic matter organic matter provides basic nutrients and is able to retain moisture. The combination of experience and state of the art equipment allows us to install materials quickly and efficiently. The growing media needed to facilitate a healthy green roof will be determined by the type of vegetative growth. The extensive green roof lightweight cost effective and probably the most popular of the green roofs.

Engineered for extensive green roofs with a media depth of 6 inches or less. Before the growing media is selected there are other layers of the green roof system which play major roles in the functionality of the roof.