Green Walls And Roofs

Green walls and roofs insulate buildings clean the air absorb carbon dioxide reduce noise pollution and can provide habitat for insects.

Green walls and roofs.

Laurelrock is a certified installer for glti green roof and green wall systems. A green roof is one with plants growing on it. The main types are where plants grow in planter boxes or in a lightweight type of soil attached to a wall. We ve brought nature to life for two decades providing individuals architects and companies around the globe with innovative living architecture and educational programs.

Also known as living roofs and walls they are emerging as important additions to the palette of construction techniques for creating healthy ecologically responsible buildings. They are increasingly used in cities to help buildings avoid overheating to cool the air and to absorb air pollutants. Green living technologies international llc glti is the industry leader in green roofs green walls and vertical farms. In the 21st century our cities face many challenges including overheating air pollution surface flooding and lack of biodiversity.

Through laurelrock s partnership with green living technologies international glti we can design and install custom built green walls and roofs using only the highest quality and most enduring materials including stainless steel and aluminum. Green roofs offer significant economic benefits including a longer roof life and heating and cooling energy savings. Modern green roofs and walls are building elements designed to support living vegetation in order to improve a building s performance. There is a huge variety of green wall or vertical garden designs.

The vegetated surface provided by strategic urban greenery such as green walls and roofs will block high frequency sounds and when constructed with a substrate or growing medium support can also block low frequency noises. The roof is partially or completely covered with a waterproof layer or planter style boxes soil or similar and plants. Buildings are greened when their structures are used to support the growth of plants.