Tag: greenroofs

More than 85 Years Experience

Next Level Stormwater Management (NLSM) is Canada’s leading supplier of pre-vegetated roofs such as LiteN’Less™ and StormCap™ systems. NLSM’s team has more than 85 years of combined green roof industry experience: helping with stormwater calculations and technical advice, design, planning and maintenance support, assisting with required documentation, issuing P.Eng-stamped wind reports and supplying and delivering the complete system package.

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Supplier of more than 2.5 M SQFT Coast-to-Coast

Canada’s leading supplier of pre-vegetated roofs, NLSM customizes to local requirements, offers warranty & maintenance support, provides stormwater calculations specific to location and building/roof type, stormwater test data & related innovative hydrologic modeling. Click here to get started on your next green roof.

Reinventing the Traditional Green Roof for Detention by Sasha Aguilera and Brad Garner in Construction Canada January 2019 Vol. 61 No. 7.

Reinventing the Traditional Green Roof for Detention discusses how detention green roof systems are a reliable and quantifiable rooftop stormwater management tool. The article examines how to use detention technology in dense urban areas to help owners achieve ROI by saving valuable real estate while meeting municipal requirements.

Supplier of 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.

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.

Read Waterproofing Considerations for Green Roofs by Dr. Karen Liu in Construction Canada March 2012 Vol. 54 No. 2

The article discusses the necessity of a robust and durable roofing system to provide a solid foundation for green roofs and tries to help answer, “What is the best roofing/waterproofing system for green roofs?