Green Roofs - What are the real benefits?

Green Roofs - What are the real benefits?

Over the last decade, Green Roofs havebecome more and more popular both in rural and urban locations. They can be easiy installed onto flat or sloped roofs upto 45 degrees; therefore offering an environmentally friendly and sustainable solution for most domestic and commercial roof projects.

Green roofs can be installed with sedum or wildflower depending on the desired look. One of the main benefits include the vast improvement green roofs offer for the environment. Becuase of increasing concerns over the impact on the plant the goverment are calling for more substainable developments. Green roofs offer a number of benefits to the environment over traditional forms of roofing and helping to meet those substainable development objectives.

Why chose a green roof over other forms of roofing?

• Alleviate Flooding - Green roofs hold more rainwater after a heavy downpour than other roofing materials. In direct result this minimises the heavy runoff; which can cause local flooding and put pressure on sewage systems. The water is released slowly, therefore more water remains in the earths natural water cycle.
• Noise Reduction - Sedum turf has the ability to absorb sound unlike traditional materials that can reflect it. This is highly beneficial for noisey urban areas. Alternatively it improves the buildings sound insulation properties, reducing sound pollution from within the building.
• Thermal Insulation & Lower Energy Costs - The addition of a green roof layer to a building increases its thermal insulation properties, making it warmer in winter, cooler in summer and therefore reducing energy costs.
• Natural Habitat - With increased building developments and a decrease in green land there is a high risk to plant and animal habitats. Green roofs can help compensate for the loss of green surfaces, sacrificed to building developments. This helps to provide an environment for the safety of wildlife, especially birds, plants and insects. Therefore increasing the biodiversity in our towns and cities.
• Improving Building Aesthetics - The clever use of green roofing can help blend any building into its natural environment. Reducing the impact on the look of the surrounding landscape. In urban locations the adition of a green roof can bring a very welcome green interlude in a heavily built up area. Bringing greenery back to cities and helping to substain a healthier environment.

Sedum Supply Ltd realises the importance green roofs are to substaining a healthier environment and a better looking planet. With their abundance of experience, knowledge and satified customers they aim to maintain a high standards of products, installation and customer service.

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