Section Of A Green Roof

Intensive roofs which are thicker with a minimum depth of 12 8 cm 5 1 16 in and can support a wider variety of plants but are heavier and require more maintenance and extensive roofs which are shallow ranging in depth from 2 cm 13 16 in to 12 7 cm 5 in lighter than intensive green roofs and require minimal maintenance.

Section of a green roof.

Moesgaard museum by henning larsen aarhus denmark. See more ideas about green roof roof roof garden. Jul 4 2020 explore danica mihadavid s board green roof sections on pinterest. 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.

The basic anatomy of a green roof consists of vegetation growing medium filter membrane drainage layer waterproof root repellant layer roofing membrane support for plantings above thermal insulation vapor control layer and structural roof support. 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. This cad model is saved in autocad 2004 dwg format. It has been exposed not only outside it also penetrates to the interior of the building.