Green Roof Filter
The basic anatomy of a green roof consists of vegetation growing medium filter membrane drainage layer waterproof root repellant layer roofing membrane support for plantings above thermal insulation vapor control layer and structural roof support.
Green roof filter. Green roof solutions has a 3 5 oz filter fabric ff35. Garden roof assembly hydrotech s garden roof assemblies combine the proven performance of our monolithic membrane 6125 roofing waterproofing with proven green technology. Protection drainage and filtration. The grs ff35 has a high flow rate of 150 gallons per minute per square foot.
Green roof systems may be modular with drainage layers filter cloth growing media and plants already prepared in movable often. It prevents small soil particles from filling the drainage layer and so the water buffering function of the drainage layer remains intact for longer. It is made of a filtration veil and the polyamide monofilament fibre network layer. The ff35 is a fabric composed of virgin polypropylene staple fibers that are randomly arranged and.
The grs ff35 has a high flow rate of 150 gallons per minute per square foot. Drainage protection filtration layer it is used for lightweight green roofs terraces and has many functions. All three types of roofs require specific layers of roofing materials not found on regular roofs. A green roof system is an extension of the existing roof which involves at a minimum high quality water proofing root repellent system drainage system filter cloth a lightweight growing medium and plants.
The ff35 is a needle punched fabric composed of virgin polypropylene staple fibers that are randomly arranged and needle. The filter layer on a green roof is designed to prevent soil and other substrates as well as debris from filling the cavities of the drainage membrane. An important consideration with filter fabric is the promotion of the flow rate while preventing media runoff. Green roof solutions has a 3 5 oz filter fabric ff35.
Waterproof membrane drainage layer filter layer substrate as well as the planted portion. Replacing the impervious surface of a conventional roof with. A green roof generally possesses a total of five layers that include. 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.
A filter fleece separates the drainage layer from the roof garden substrate in a green roof structure. Both of our permaseal 20p green roof and permaseal 8 green roof drainage membranes have a build in geotextile filter layer making the installation process that much. Green roof filter layer. An important consideration with filter fabric is the flow rate while preventing media runoff.
Unlike conventional earth covered structures garden roof assemblies are lightweight and can be installed on a wide variety of new and existing structures.