Green Roof Building Section

Green roofs and leed certification.

Green roof building section. Thermal insulation roof installation can be done on. Read this section carefully before submitting architectural structural plumbing electrical or mechanical plans for a green roof. The following projects showcase green roof design in section revealing building wide formal moves and up close detailing. This is most noticeable in intensive green roofs since there is a thicker and more consistent layer of soil which provides a higher insulating value.

Green roofs can help reduce energy costs for a building by acting as another layer of insulation between the inside and outside of the roof. Leadership in energy and environmental design. Modular green roofs can be installed incrementally and are easily removed for maintenance and. Green roofs are installed after proper examination of the load bearing ability of a traditional roof.

Section bc 1504 9 of the new york city building code as amended by local law number 141 for the year 2013 is amended to read as follows. Roof coverings on roofs or setbacks. Installation of green roof systems shall be in accordance with 2014 nyc building code section 1507 16 the nyc electrical code and the nyc fire code sections 318 and 504 the new york city zoning resolution and other applicable laws and rules. In the past few decades green roofs and living roofs have exploded in popularity and now adorn every kind of building from small private houses to the gigantic surface of barclay s center in.

Container gardens on roofs where plants are maintained in pots are not generally considered to be true green roofs although. Leadership in energy and environmental design leed is the green building rating system developed by the united states green building council usgbc the intent is to provide a standard certification process that registers buildings constructed with environmental performance efficiency and occupant health. Areas of a roof assembly where a solar photovoltaic electricity generating system a green roof system or a combination thereof is installed. A green roof or living roof is a roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and a growing medium planted over a waterproofing membrane it may also include additional layers such as a root barrier and drainage and irrigation systems.

Green roofs are subject to the design and construction requirements detailed in article iv section 4 02 d in the rules and regulations pdf. Non ventilated r oofs. These systems help mitigate the heat island effect create habitats filter pollutants sequester carbon and can increase agricultural and amenity space. The modular units are often plastic or metal trays filled with growing medium.