Extensive Green Roof “Meadow Scents” – with Sufficient Distance to Standing Water on 0°-Roofs

On 0°-roofs where deeper puddles might remain the standard extensive system build-up needs to be modified to avoid the danger of drowning the plants. By installing higher Floraset® elements (50 or 75 mm) the necessary distance to the water level is ensured. The green roof build-up will be somewhat higher but not heavier as these elements are made of extruded polystyrene hard foam and therefore have a negligible weight. The Protection Mat TSM 32 with its lower retention capacity is sufficient, as water from the puddles is made available to the plants.

Technical Data
Build-up height	ca. 120 mm resp. 150 mm
Weight, saturated	ca. 105 kg/m²
Water retention capacity	ca. 33 l/m²

Planning Guide

System Solutions for Extensive Green Roofs

ZinCo_Extensive_Green_Roofs.pdf

ZinCo_Extensive_Green_Roofs.pdf2.62 MB

General overview of various extensive green roof systems and the technology involved.

Number of pages

14 pages

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System build-up

ZinCo Seed mixtures with Sedum cuttings as an option to Sedum or “Rockery Type” Plants plug plants

System Substrate “Rockery Type Plants”

Filter Sheet SF

Floraset® FS 50 or FS 75

Protection Mat TSM 32

Root Barrier WSF 40, if waterproofing is not root-resistant.

Product Details

ZinCo Seed mixtures with Sedum cuttings

System Substrate “Rockery Type Plants”

System Substrate for extensive green roofs in multiple layer build-up.

Filter Sheet SF

Geotextile of thermally strengthened polypropylene, applicable as filter sheet above drainage elements for normal mechanical stress.

Floraset® FS 75

Multi-functional drainage element of expanded polystyrene, applicable for extensive and semi-intensive green roofs on both flat and pitched roofs.

Protection Mat TSM 32

Synthetic fibre mat, for application as separation and protection layer under gravel fills or extensive green roof build-ups.

Root Barrier WSF 40

Established, proven and tested sheet, easy to install, made of environmentally friendly polyethylene for the use as root protection under extensive green roofs.

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Note

The system solution shown relates to the green roof build-up in particular. The roof construction itself is only shown schematically and must be planned and executed according to specialist rules for waterproofed roofs.