Green Roof Building Section

Moesgaard museum by henning larsen aarhus denmark.

Green roof building section.

Note that it is not like a traditional roof garden in which planting is done in free standing containers as well as planters that are placed on an easy to access roof terrace. This is most noticeable in intensive green roofs since there is a thicker and more consistent layer of soil which provides a higher insulating value. Jul 4 2020 explore danica mihadavid s board green roof sections on pinterest. Green roofs can help reduce energy costs for a building by acting as another layer of insulation between the inside and outside of the roof.

The green roof has a 45 degree slope and the characteristic element of the building is construction made of laminated timber with diagonally guided elements and undercuts at the edges of the roof. A green roof or living roof is a roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and a growing medium planted over a waterproofing membrane. See more ideas about green roof roof roof garden.