Treatment Plant features a 1700 m² soilless green roof.
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The McLoughlin Point Wastewater Treatment Plant was built to LEED Gold certification requirements to do a big job with a relatively small footprint. The sustainable design elements include a 1700 square metre soilless green roof to restore the site’s natural landscape and provides habitat for wildlife. The pre-vegetated system consists of a sedum mix and no loose growing medium, making it very lightweight. Sedum are heat and drought tolerant, a necessity to survive the dry summers on the Island. The plants require no mowing, pruning or trimming, and very little water and nutrients to survive. These succulents store water in their leaves, stems and roots, which allows them to thrive on the rooftop.
BioBerm™ Brings Biodiversity
The treatment plant also includes BioBerm™s – rounded mounds of growing medium seamlessly integrated into the minimalist “soilless” green roof. BioBerm™s combine extensive and intensive systems to add visual interest, support a greater variety of plants and allow for greater choice of habitat for a wide range of wildlife. Furthermore, biodiverse roofs can contribute up to 2 points under LEED v4.1 “Sustainable Sites – Protect or Restore Habitat”.
NLSM has supplied more than 2.5 M SQFT coast to coast
NLSM is Canada’s leading supplier of pre-vegetated roofs such as LiteN’Less™, Xeroflor® and StormCap™ systems. We customize to local requirements. Email or call (416) 637-5772 Ext 1.