Green roofs meets towns and cities

Choosing a new house or flat is generally difficult to do when you have specific requirements. The biggest problem faced today it that most jobs are in the towns and cities, but without the benefits of living in the countryside. The happy medium however is finding you a house on the outskirts of a town that boasts a garden.

The other alternative on the other hand, is to get that luxury place in the city that fits the right requirements career wise, but has new technologies that allow you to enjoy a lovely garden. Its sounds too good to be true in every aspect, or it is simply a combination that expects more money thrown into it.

Green roofs are the solution, to the biggest problem. They can be placed anywhere there is a flat piece of land, or in special cases can even be placed in the most bizarre of objects such as cars, bus shelters- you name it, they have green roofing on them.

Living roofs are great for flats that simply don’t have the luxury of a large garden, but rather a balcony. Green roofs are not just good for balconies though, they are good for the whole building. They offer good insulation solutions due to the thickness of the layers.

That’s not all; they are perfect for attracting wildlife back into the cities, due to the nutrients in the materials. More obviously, they are great for reducing the pollution emitted locally.

Visibly appealing, is the major reason that home owners choose to utilise this innovative roofing technique; for high rises and towering neighbours it offers a better view then say another dull building.

The common misconception about green roofs is that they leak, which is amusing: no one would great a roof that leaks; otherwise could you possibly call it a roof when it does not do the job that it is employed to do. Let your worries be rested: single ply roofing membranes are applied underneath which is extremely water tight.

The combination of soil, plants and trapped layers of air within green roof systems can act as a sound insulation barrier. Sound waves are absorbed, reflected or deflected. The growing medium tends to block lower sound frequencies whilst the plants block higher frequencies.

Looking after the Pennies

Green roof solutions also offer the chance to grow your own vegetables which in the long run will be cheaper and easier to get to than a supermarket.