First; the grower inserts the LiveRoof® Soil
Elevator™ into LiveRoof® module.
|
 |
LiveRoof® module is filled to the top of
Soil Elevator™ with LiveRoof® engineered
growing medium.
|
 |
LiveRoof® Plants are grown to maturity
approximately 1 inch above the LiveRoof®
module.
|
 |
Installer sets LiveRoof® modules tightly in
place on the roof within LiveRoof®
recommended edge treatments.
|
.jpg) |
LiveRoof® Soil Elevator™ is removed for a
beautiful, seamless instantly mature green
roof.
|
 |
Water thoroughly to settle any loose growing
medium and to get your LiveRoof® off to a
great start. |
 |
Photos property of LiveRoof
The LiveRoof® system is superior in
design and implementation to both
conventional green roofs and to
other modular green roof systems.
Specific benefits include a better
aesthetic presentation and instantly
functional evaporative cooling
(instantly green vs. brown and no
multi-year grow in period),
substantially lower maintenance,
elimination of wind and rain
erosion, simple installation,
expertly engineered soil and plant
selections, durable
indefinite-lasting components, and
the pride and peace-of-mind in
knowing that the project is
successful. With these advantages,
LiveRoof® clearly represents the
best value in green roofing systems.
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
Effective drain holes for
good drainage; no water
reservoir = no root rot
(these are not aquatic
plants).
Soil joined into continuum
by patent-pending moisture
portals allows for sharing
of moisture between
containers. |
Lack of vegetation
predisposes new installation
to weed infiltration and
wind and soil erosion for
indefinite time. Requires
much
maintenance/horticultural
expertise to grow and
establish plants after
installation.
|
Poor drainage, or water
reservoir, can cause root
rot.
Soil and moisture segmented
by container sides can lead
to dry or wet spots. |
|
2 |
Instantly beautiful! Instant
green roof, delivered
pre-vegetated, plants grown
to maturity at the nursery
and installed in their
mature state.
Patent-pending LiveRoof®
Soil Elevator™ creates
invisible seams covered by
growing media/plants.
Injection molded; precise
size and shape.
93+% (by weight) inorganic
LiveRoof® media means little
soil settling.
LiveRoof® modules and Soil
Elevators™ contain 100%
recycled plastic. |
Brown roof upon
installation. After years of
care and intensive
maintenance, the roof will
begin to be a “green” roof. |
Ugly, exposed seams.
Often times, high organic
media settles and further
reveals ugly seams. |
|
3 |
Instant green roof,
delivered pre-planted,
plants grown to maturity at
the nursery and installed in
mature state; quick and easy
— can save 2-4 years of
intensive and costly rooftop
maintenance and cultivation.
Ergonomically designed
modular system, fast and
easy to handle and set in
place.
Easy to install; no special
knowledge, skills or lengthy
learning curve. Step-by-step
guide for growing, delivery,
transport to roof,
installation and
maintenance.
Integrated components,
delivered together and
installed in one simple
step.
Logistical simplicity - easy
to transport from production
to installation.
Coengineered racking and
delivery system for safe and
efficient delivery from
nursery to rooftop.
Easy to attach edging.
Easily removed to access
roof; simply lift modules,
conduct service or
modifications, then replace
modules. |
Installation requires
specialized knowledge and
experience.
Takes much labor, time and
money to install. Customized
one project at a time — a
slow and cumbersome process
involving multiple sources
for soil, plants, membranes,
installation and
maintenance.
System components are
expensive and numerous
including; drainage layer,
filter fabric, root barrier,
moisture retention layers,
soil and plants.
Logistical challenges of
delivery of numerous
components delivered from
individual suppliers.
Difficult to access after
installation; requires
cutting and rolling back
layers, damaging system
integrity. |
Heavy, bulky, awkward and
hard to handle.
No clear material handling
guidelines. No racking or
delivery system. Frustrating
and inefficient transport
and installation.
|
|
4 |
Plastic hidden from sun
won’t become brittle. |
|
Plastic exposed to sun can
become brittle. |
|
5 |
Arrives fully vegetated for
extremely low maintenance
and barrier to weed
encroachment and
environmental erosion. Acts
like a living mulch.
Vegetated surface is sealed
by continuum of soil to
maximize energy-saving
benefits.
Developed by a team of
horticulturists, green roof
experts, roofers,
landscapers, engineers,
architects and physical
therapists.
Convenient cost-effective
delivery.
Competitive pricing, great
value.
100% recycled components
contribute to LEED credits.
|
Cumbersome installation and
time-intensive establishment
process means excessive and
recurring costs.
Limited recycled components. |
Often weakly vegetated
meaning high maintenance,
unsightly and costly
protracted establishment
time.
Some modular systems may use
no recycled content. |
|
|
LEED
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
is the green building rating system developed by the
United States Green Building Council (USGBC). The
LEED system’s intent is to provide a standard
certification process that registers and quantifies
buildings for design and construction methods that
promote five key areas of human and environmental
health: sustainable site development, water savings,
energy efficiency, materials selection, and indoor
environmental quality. LEED provides a roadmap for
measuring and documenting success for every building
type and phase of building lifecycle.
The LiveRoof® System can help you achieve LEED
certification in several categories–above and beyond
that of just any green roof system. LiveRoof® can
actually enhance LEED ratings in categories that
might not usually apply to a typical green roof.
Below are the major categories of the USGBC rating
system and potential points that can be influenced
by the LiveRoof® system.
If you think about
it, wherever there is a building, there once
was some type of vegetation. Green roofs
help to reclaim green space, and in the
process they provide habitat (for songbirds,
butterflies and a host of other
invertebrates) and help to promote
biodiversity.
Potential
Rating: 1
point.
LiveRoof® systems
help to prevent excess storm water
discharge. They also help to filter and
detoxify storm water by removing suspended
solids and other pollutants.
Potential
Rating: 1
to 2 points.
LiveRoof®
significantly reduces roof temperatures
during the summer months, and the USGBC
specifies green roofs as a means of
mitigating the urban heat island effect.
Potential
Rating:
1 point.
The LiveRoof®
system acts as a protective umbrella over
the roof membranes and therefore can
substantially extend the useful life of the
roof and contribute to the LEED reuse
objective.
Potential
Rating: 1
to 3 points.
LiveRoof® modules
are manufactured within a 15-mile radius of
distribution. Also, since plants are
obtained at local nurseries, LiveRoof® may
contribute to the 50% extracted regionally
credit.
Potential
Rating: 1
to 2 points.
LiveRoof® modules
are constructed of 100% recycled
polypropylene which exceeds the LEED target
of 5% or 10% of project components.
Potential
Rating: 1
to 2 points. |
When vegetated with
drought resistant LiveRoof® plants, LiveRoof®
installations require little or no
irrigation. Additionally, LiveRoof® growing
media acts as a sponge to collect excess
rainwater. Any runoff can be channelled into
a cistern for reuse on the LiveRoof® or
other parts of the landscape.
Potential
Rating: 1
to 2 points.
Green roofs of the
same depth as the LiveRoof® system have been
documented to reduce energy demand by up to
50% annually in certain types of structures.
More typically, green roofs have proven to
substantially reduce the need for air
conditioning, and therefore require smaller
cooling systems, lower capital costs, and
lower operating costs.
Potential
Rating: 1
to 8 points, depending on total energy
reduction as a percent versus conventional
buildings of the same size.
LiveRoof® plants
are harvested within a 10-year cycle
(actually much shorter), and therefore
contribute to this objective.
Potential
Rating: 1
point.
LiveRoof® systems
may qualify for innovation and design
credits by helping to create a better work
environment. LiveRoof® installations can be
used for meetings and relaxation, and
perhaps more importantly, they create
beautiful vistas, beneficial to people’s
health and state of mind. Additionally,
green roofs can reduce exterior sound by up
to 40 decibels and therefore create a more
peaceful and less stressful interior
environment.
Potential
Rating: 1
or 2 points. |
This applies to previously developed sites.
LiveRoof® may be used to restore a minimum of 50% of
the site area (of impervious surfaces) with native
or adaptive vegetation.
LiveRoof® modules help to save money which can be
applied to other sustainable building methods in
other areas of the project.
The bottom line is that the LiveRoof® system can
contribute to over 20 LEED certification credits,
depending on the size of the green roof and the
degree to which the various features described above
are incorporated into the overall building design. |
