Green Roof Design Book

John little is a partner in the grass roof company an award winning eco friendly landscape design and management company that designs and builds green roof buildings designs and maintains school grounds and undertakes grounds maintenance work on behalf of local authorities.

Green roof design book.

Designing green roofs in a development may gain support which can help to secure planning consent it may be possible to retrofit green roofs on certain buildings without planning consent although the planning authority should be consulted if there is any doubt. Green roofs for healthy cities grhc is the north american industry association for the green roof and wall sectors. The book credibly situates the green roof in the sustainable save the planet scenario. A green roof can retain up to 75 of overall rainwater and this can often result in a need for structural reinforcement.

Grhc develops and protects the market by increasing the awareness of the economic social and environmental benefits of green roofs green walls and other forms of living architecture through education advocacy professional development and celebrations of excellence. This is the green roof textbook that will be indispensable for many years. Green roof resourcesmost information on green roofs is aimed at big buildings but a few solid residential resources exist. This can put excess loads on a green structure.

Low tech options for greener living by nigel dunnett dusty gedge john little and ed snodgrass mostly for its overview and achievable examples.