When assessing BMPs (Best Managing Practices)
for stormwater retention in urban areas, you should consider solutions that use readily available roof space, are easy to install, work reliably long term, and are simply beautiful.
Not exact matches
In the past decade of engineering our rooflite soil
for green roof performance and
stormwater management, we've tallied up an impressive 200 + million gallons of annual, field - tested
stormwater retention volume across the U.S. in a variety of projects.
rooflite is engineered
for excellent green roof performance, which covers a few different areas that all act together to provide significant
stormwater retention volume.
Our soil handles maximum
stormwater retention without jeapordizing a healthy root environment
for strong plant growth.
The SRC program creates a market
for voluntary
stormwater retrofits in Washington DC, improving water
retention across the district.
At rooflite, our soil systems have optimized properties
for both water management and plant health, which always leads to significantly better
stormwater retention results than what current theoretical models predict.
rooflite soil has the perfect level of water
retention, porosity & drainage
for enhanced
stormwater retention & healthy plant growth
Bioswales along the perimeter of the building will carry water to a
retention pond sitting outside the capped Brownfield site and serve as a water purification system
for stormwater management.
But Homestead Economics has a neat video of their rainwater garden system, which collects
stormwater runoff from a long dirt driveway, diverts it to carefully designed grow beds surrounded by a berm, and then collects any excess water in a
retention pond
for future irrigation.