Sentences with phrase «vegetative roof»

Fay said another possibility is a so - called vegetative roof, which uses plants to cool the rooftop and, as a result, the building.

Even the Feds have figured this out; the General Services Administration requires PMRs for all vegetative roofs — and the brain trust at City Hall in my hometown.8

New Jersey Hospitals Going Green Hospitals across New Jersey are adding things like «vegetative roofs, solar panels, cogeneration units, giant sun - deflecting louvers, [and] non-toxic paints» to their green repertoire to both improve the indoor health of these old buildings, as well as improve the mental health of patients and cut down on electric bills.

Every month I think about whether I should write something about vegetative roofs, photovoltaics, cool roofs, some combination thereof or some completely off the wall subject.

Especially poised to gain are eco-friendly roofing products, such as, light coloured tiles and membranes; roofing products made from recycled materials; integrated photovoltaic roofing; vegetative roofs; and advanced shingles made from fibreglass technology.

Not exact matches

5.1 This practice addresses performance characteristics for vegetative (green) roof systems with respect to the dead load and transient water load of the entire vegetative (green) roof system.

1.4 This practice does not address point or line loads associated with architectural elements that are not essential components of a particular vegetative (green) roof system.

ASTM E2397 / E2397M - 15, Standard Practice for Determination of Dead Loads and Live Loads Associated with Vegetative (Green) Roof Systems, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2015, www.astm.org

ASTM E2399 / E2399M - 15, Standard Test Method for Maximum Media Density for Dead Load Analysis of Vegetative (Green) Roof Systems, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2015, www.astm.org

Components that are typically encountered in vegetative (green) roof systems include: membranes, non-absorptive plastic sheet components, metallic layers, fabrics, geocomposite drain layers, synthetic reinforcing layers, cover / recover boards, insulation materials, growth media, granular drainage media, and plant materials.

1.3 This practice also addresses the weight of the vegetative (green) roof system under two conditions: (1) weight under drained conditions after new water additions by rainfall or irrigation have ceased (this includes the weight of retained water and captured water), and (2) weight when rainfall or irrigation is actively occurring and the drain layer is completely filled with water.

This test demonstrated the value of full vegetative cover as a means of stabilizing the green roof system.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC) is a membership - based industry association developing the green (vegetative) roof and wall industry in North America.

5.2.1 Water capture is also useful in assessing irrigation requirements for vegetative (green) roof designs.

1.1 This test method covers a procedure for determining the water permeability of coarse granular materials used in the drainage layers of vegetative (green) roof systems.

This will also allow the performance of granular drainage layers in vegetative (green) roof systems to be compared directly to alternative components, such as geocomposite drain layers.

Green roofs are made up of a top vegetative layer that grows in an engineered soil, which sits on top of a drainage layer.

5.2 Determining these performance characteristics of vegetative (green) roof systems provides information to facilitate assessment of the performance of one vegetative (green) roof system relative to one another.

5.2 Determining the performance characteristics of vegetative (green) roof systems provides information to facilitate the assessment of related engineering aspects of the facility.

5.2.2 Information about the unit media retention volume is required to predict the quantity of material that will be required to construct a vegetative (green) roof with a specified total thickness.

1.2 This test method addresses water permeability under the low - head conditions that typify horizontal flow in vegetative (green) roof applications.

1.1 This test method covers the determination of the water and media retention of synthetic drains layers used in vegetative (green) roof systems.

ASTM E2398 / E2398M - 15a, Standard Test Method for Water Capture and Media Retention of Geocomposite Drain Layers for Vegetative (Green) Roof Systems, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2015, www.astm.org

E2397 Practice for Determination of Dead Loads and Live Loads Associated with Vegetative (Green) Roof Systems

5.1 Determining these performance characteristics of vegetative (green) roof systems provides information to facilitate the assessment of related engineering aspects of the facility.

A vegetative green roof is a highly engineered living system, and living systems need care and maintenance.

A successful vegetative green roof starts with good design.