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Read Designing Extensive and Semi-Extensive Vegetated Roofs for Long-term Performance by Sasha Aguilera and Kees Govers in Construction Canada July 2016 Vol. 58 No. 5.

Awarded the 2017 F. Ross Browne Award for “Article of the Year”, this article co-authored by Sasha Aguilera and Kees Govers encourages consultants and contractors to think about their designs and implementations related to vegetated roofs in such a way that systems can perform as long as the building is in use. The article discusses everything from budgeting and design, to access, irrigation, wind uplift, designing for problem areas, care during construction, post-installation, maintenance, vegetation and overburden warranties. To ensure excellence in performance, it’s important the details in design and installation are considered as critically as the systems themselves. 

 

 

 

 

More Than 2.5 Million Square Feet Coast-to-Coast

NLSM is Canada’s leading supplier of pre-vegetated roofs such as Xeroflor, LiteN’Less™ and StormCap™ systems. We are your one-stop-shop. We customize to local requirements, provide wind and ​stormwater calculations specific to location ​and building/roof type, P.Eng letters, and other documentation. We offer various products & services including warranty & maintenance support. Click here to start your design.

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Biodiverse Amenity Space

Green roofs provide an enjoyable green space for building residents as well as an urban habitat for insects and pollinators. A biodiverse green roof offers greater conservation and environmental benefits, such as stormwater management, compared to conventional roofs.

The extensive lightweight and “soilless” system used on Two Old Mill is 30 mm thick and is comprised of loose-laid base layers and a pre-vegetated mat. The mat includes 8-10 species of sedum and arrives mature with 80 per cent foliar coverage. This extensive system is beautifully blended with a vibrant palette of perennials planted in an intensive green roof system.

Enjoy More Beautiful Photos of Two Old Mill

SpongeBase image with green roof on amenity terrace. SpongeBase is stormwater management technology that transforms Impervious Areas & Provides Source Control On-Site
Pre-vegetated sedum mats cut any shape or design.
Captures the rain where it falls on-site.
Two Old Mill condo path
Sedum green roof in Autumn.
Sedums start to flower in Spring
SpongeBase and vegetated roof on amenity terrace. SpongeBase is stormwater management technology that transforms Impervious Areas & Provides Source Control On-Site
Amenity space overlooks Toronto

More Than 2.5 Million Square Feet Coast-to-Coast

NLSM is Canada’s leading supplier of pre-vegetated roofs such as the LiteN’Less™ and StormCap™ systems. We customize to local requirements.  Click here for a green roof to meet your design goals.