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Property Value Increase
Landscaped amenity space and energy efficient Green features increase property values by 3 to 25%.
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Marketable Green Feature
A Green Roof is the only "Green Feature" of a building that is visible and instantly recognizable from
the outside of a building. A Green Roof makes the preception of a "Green Building" a reality.
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Health and Wellness
Plants create a healthier more relaxed environment directly affecting our physical and mental health.
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Heat Island Effect
Our cities super-heated weather systems are combatted by Green Roofs making our cities healthier and cooler.
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Building Protection
Damaging UV rays and acid rain destroy roofs over time, Green Roofs protect and extend the life of buildings.
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Energy Savings
A naturally reduce the room temperatures directly below a Green Roof will be lowered by at least 1-2°C (2-4°F) saving
significant Air Conditioning costs.
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Stormwater Control
Green Roofs reduce the flow of stormwater and clean/cool run-off, protecting
our streams, rivers and wildlife.
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Sound Insulation
Inside a building, privacy is increased and loud noises are reduced. Outside, noise pollution in our cities
is absorbed and reduced.
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Clean Air
Green Roof plants natural breathing process uses harmful gases and C02 to live
and plant surfaces collect smog causing dust.
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Habitat Restoration
Green Roofs provide a protected habitat for birds and small animals to live. These animals increase
the beauty and value of our cities.
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Educational Benefits
Green Roofs can be used to teach our children about the environment and the future of building technology.
They can perform fun and interesting experiments with it, they can learn about plants and animals,
there really are no limits.
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Green Roof Top Benefits Tour
Click here to start the Green Roof Top tour. The benefits of Green Roofs are wide and varied, but to sum
up, they are economically beneficial to private developers and public projects alike and they are the only
Green Building feature that actually directly contributes to a city environments health and improvement.
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Green Roof Technology
Green Roof technology has matured over 35 years of modern building implementation. The technology has been
installed throughout the world, there are literally tens of thousands of modern Green Roofs installed. This
short breakdown of the technology is a introduction for the first-time Green Roofer. Of course, we invite
you to contact us at any time to ask any questions about how you can get your own Green Roof.
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Types of Green Roofs
There are two basic types of Green Roofs, accessible and inaccessible. You will install either Green Roof
depending on your building and its goals. If you only want to save energy and help the environment, then
an inaccessible in the way to go. But, if you want to increase your employees productivity by providing them
with new and beautiful relaxation and rejuvenation space, then an accessible roof is in your sights.
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