Intensive Green Roof Singapore

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Intensive green roof singapore.

The intensive green roof uses planting mediums that have greater depth than the extensive green roof. In 1986 only 36 of singapore was green space compared to almost 47 known today. It is typically not designed for public access or recreational use and access is strictly for periodic maintenance. Elmich pte ltd 15 joan road singapore 298899.

Another term for these green roofs is rooftop garden. Careful planning has helped to conserve 9 of their total land mass to parks and nature reserves. The intensive green roof is installed over a multi storey car park of a public housing project in singapore. Generally these type of roofs are low in installation costs lightweight 90 150 kg m2 and require minimal maintenance.

It also allows for a formal garden to be installed with paths grass lawn and flowers or pot plants. Green roof we provide green walls and roofs for all building sectors in singapore including commercial retail hospitality residential and education. A semi intensive green roof can give rise to a richer ecology with more diverse plant and animal species. Typically these roofs will have more soil and some small shrubs as well as the low growing wildflowers and sedums found on an extensive roof.

Intensive green roofs weigh from 35 pounds to beyond 100 pounds per square foot when dry it is all a matter of the soil depth which is affected by the amount of mounding that is used. Intensive systems allow the designer to create a park like setting so they are the best option for roof gardens that will be occupied. With a thinner vegetation support layer green roofs are lightweight compared to roof gardens. With 148 acres of vegetated roof space singapore has already made it a priority to promote green space.

Green roof extensive rooftop greenery a green roof involves the extensive greening of rooftop surfaces. Since the 1960 s green movement green roofs have re emerged as a viable solution to address pressing environmental issues like increased storm water runoff the urban heat island effect. For further information on elmich green roof intensive and extensive versicell elmich green wall vertical greening modules vgm and other products and services offered by elmich please contact.