I must say I'm enjoying these videos. I'm not sure I'll ever get round to greenroofing my roof, but love the idea of it and this is a really good run down of the considerations.
This is awesome. I wonder how practical it would be to grow vegetables on a container roof? Particularly here in Cape Town South Africa where we don't get summer rainfall. Hmmm I'd love this to be a solution to our shanty towns and poverty!
Very helpful. We're going to try this on the WholeHealth lakeside container office to help it become more in keeping with the environment. We'll let you know how we get on! Thank you for the video.
A lot of green roofs have a water retention layer put between the drainage layer and the filter layer as plants on top of roofs get exposed to a lot of sun and require water frequently. It's basically a plastic sheet of little cups to hold water and membrane to allow overflow of water into the drainage layer. It's also a good idea to have a 2nd water proofing layer on top of the 1st and to remember to ensure that plumbing stacks/etc are sealed properly. Properly installed green roofs can have a lifespan of 50 years and are much more environmentally friendly than the typical asphalt roofing with a life cycle of only 20 years. They are quieter than metal roofing and have a excellent r-value compared to other roofing as well.
Concept is sound and informative enough for someone that's not familiar with basic gardening. For climates like Australia could a hydroponic system be used instead? Collecting rain water and filtered gray water from with in the house. The moving water should be able to draw away more heat on the hot summer days Not sure if the water would over heat for the plants or be flowing to quickly to draw off the heat though.
Great video! Clear and helpful. Thank you
I must say I'm enjoying these videos. I'm not sure I'll ever get round to greenroofing my roof, but love the idea of it and this is a really good run down of the considerations.
This is awesome. I wonder how practical it would be to grow vegetables on a container roof? Particularly here in Cape Town South Africa where we don't get summer rainfall. Hmmm I'd love this to be a solution to our shanty towns and poverty!
Very helpful. We're going to try this on the WholeHealth lakeside container office to help it become more in keeping with the environment. We'll let you know how we get on! Thank you for the video.
Definitely doing this!!!
A lot of green roofs have a water retention layer put between the drainage layer and the filter layer as plants on top of roofs get exposed to a lot of sun and require water frequently. It's basically a plastic sheet of little cups to hold water and membrane to allow overflow of water into the drainage layer. It's also a good idea to have a 2nd water proofing layer on top of the 1st and to remember to ensure that plumbing stacks/etc are sealed properly.
Properly installed green roofs can have a lifespan of 50 years and are much more environmentally friendly than the typical asphalt roofing with a life cycle of only 20 years. They are quieter than metal roofing and have a excellent r-value compared to other roofing as well.
what kind of soil did you use for growing media? volcanic soil and top soil?
Concept is sound and informative enough for someone that's not familiar with basic gardening.
For climates like Australia could a hydroponic system be used instead?
Collecting rain water and filtered gray water from with in the house.
The moving water should be able to draw away more heat on the hot summer days
Not sure if the water would over heat for the plants or be flowing to quickly to draw off the heat though.
thanks👍