Intensive Green Roof Design

Extensive green roofs extensive green roof an extensive green roof system is characterized of its vegetation ranging from sedums to small grasses herbs and flowering herbaceous plants which need little maintenance and no permanent irrigation system.

Intensive green roof design.

Patios and walkways water features and planted areas with trees shrubs and flowers. Another term for these green roofs is rooftop garden. An intensive green roof is a deeper typically greater than six inches heavier system designed to sustain complex landscapes. Higher costs and more weight are the characteristics for the intermediate vegetative green roof.

The growing medium depth for an extensive green roof system is typically 6 inches or less. Applicable to the greengrid 4 inch 6 inch and 8 inch module depths. This deeper soil allows intensive roofs to accommodate large plants and dramatic plant groupings. Intensive green roofs require the deepest soil and have the greatest impact on the structural design but they also accommodate all types of plantings including large shrubs and trees.

An extensive green roof is a thin usually less than six inches lightweight system that is typically predominantly planted with succulents drought tolerant ground covering plants and grass. Intensive green roofs open up the world of landscape design on the roof. Designed or semi intensive vegetative green roofs in terms of requirements fall in between extensive and intensive vegetative green roof systems. The full range of landscape features and plants can be included.