ZinCo Extensive Green Roof IRRIGATED EXTENSIVE GREENING

ZinCo GmbH

Description

System structure "Irrigated extensive greening" for species-rich green roofs in regions with long dry periods

While automatic irrigation of extensive greening has so far been more common in the Mediterranean region, this variant is now also becoming more and more popular in Germany. Due to ongoing climate change, more and more regions in Germany are struggling with long dry periods. This leads to species-poor greening with a more or less strong up and down of the vegetation. Often only succulents and possibly bare patches remain, which are only temporarily green. For species-rich greening, irrigation is therefore unavoidable in many regions. With the structure presented here, you can manage the balancing act between a cost-effective solution and the long-term functioning of the greening.

As with the "climate green roof" system structure , irrigation takes place under the substrate. This means that the water is available where the plant needs it. In contrast to the "climate green roof" system structure, however, only as much water is supplied as the plants need for healthy growth. Due to the lower substrate thickness, the roof is not only lighter to build, but other plant communities are also used.

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Products (see illustration system graphic):

Planting community
System soil "Sedum carpet"
Drip hose 500-L2
Aquafleece® AF 300
Floraset® FS 50
Separating and protective mat TSM 32
If necessary, additional root protection
Roof structure with roof waterproofing

Extensive green roof – the easy-care green variant to the gravel surface

Extensive green roofs are an ecological alternative to conventional surface protection, such as gravel. They are lightweight and have a low installation height. For extensive green roofs, we use proven plant communities that naturally cope with the site conditions found on roofs, such as sun, wind, drought, etc. An extensive green roof requires little maintenance. One or two maintenance cycles per year are usually sufficient here. This type of green roof is also suitable for sloping roofs.

Features

Moss-Sedum to grass-herb greening
maintenance No
additional irrigation required Construction
thickness 10–20 cm
Weight 60–250 kg/m²

Extensive greening is carried out and operated at a relatively low cost. For example, the layer height is approx. 5–15 cm and the low weight is 60–150 kg/m², which also enables subsequent greening of existing roof surfaces without any problems. Another advantage is the manageable maintenance effort, because the plant communities of sedum, grasses and herbs used get by with natural precipitation. In addition to flat roofs, extensive greening is also suitable for pitched roofs.

Technical Information

Installation height: from 13 cm

weight, water-saturated: from 120 kg/m²

Water storage volume: from 37 l/m²

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