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by Natural Balance Home Builders

Vancouver, BC, CA V6S1H7 · 96 photos

Green Roofs

http://www.nbhb.ca

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added by John Hill to 9 Cooling Rooftop Gardens

Here is a good example of a straightforward extensive green roof with flowering sedum and other plants. Note the perimeter walkway: green roofs are typically not accessible, meaning one does not walk ON sedum plants. Gravel or other walkways are important for maintenance and accessing the roof to enjoy it. Let's take another look at this roof ...

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added by onemoreblock to onemoreblock's ideas (11 days ago)

Green roof vancouver

added by rlwyatt to ZENWAY (3 weeks ago)

mural

added by Hajnalka to herrhajnal's ideas (5 weeks ago)

extenziv tető

added by toolsky to Green Roofs (5 weeks ago)

Could do a combination plantings and stone

added by gisellebitte to gisellebitte's Favorites (6 weeks ago)

Casa telhado vivo

added by M S to 74 and 72 Landscaping (7 weeks ago)

beds around 72 pascal

added by js2mcols to js2mcols's ideas (7 weeks ago)

vegetation

added by step3studio to elpastora’s ideas (3 months ago)

green roof example 2

added by shawncunningham to landscape (3 months ago)

roof garden

added by abramsg2000 to 01/17/13 (4 months ago)

garage rooftop garden

added by anastasia222 to anastasia222's ideas (4 months ago)

plants

added by dcarothers to dcarothers's ideas (4 months ago)

green roof

added by rd904 to exterior (5 months ago)

roof garden above garage?

added by cbeagye to Exteriors/Rooftops (5 months ago)

Note the perimeter walkway: green roofs are typically not accessible, meaning one does not walk ON sedum plants. Gravel or other walkways are important for maintenance and accessing the roof to enjoy it.

added by baynesj to baynesj's Favorites (6 months ago)

Nice grasses roof

added by Lanecraft Lane and Coach Houses Inc to frauenberger's Favorites (6 months ago)

Green roof

added by anabarros1 to Pedaço do Paraíso (6 months ago)

jardim zen no telhado

added by ayden11 to ayden11's Ideas (6 months ago)

Zen garden on roof

added by poss architecture to keithhowie's ideas (7 months ago)

roof garden

added by Frederic Vial to FAFE's ideas (7 months ago)

Roof top garden

added by btown0911 to btown0911's ideas (8 months ago)

Green roof

added by lanaiwdg to lanaiwdg's ideas (8 months ago)

good for top of garage

added by carenkelley to carenkelley's ideas (8 months ago)

Garage roof?

added by erbedford to nagy (8 months ago)

green roof

added by NATALIE SERDIUK to California garden (9 months ago)

great colors sedums

added by civetta to Back yard (9 months ago)

living roof

added by sara575 to Willowbar (9 months ago)

roof garden for same house

added by Chris Husted to chris_husted's ideas (10 months ago)

green roof with sedum buffalo grass also works

added by late4wk to Eco Green (10 months ago)

added by and123 to green roofs (10 months ago)

This photo approaches the ideal that many people would aspire for in green roofs: beautiful native grasses and wildflowers (with solar panels, to boot). This is an example of an extensive system (5 inches soil depth), and it is actually a laboratory for Stanley Studio, whose offices it sits atop. It requires more structural support than an intensive system, and more considerations in terms of plant selection than just sedum, but the result is stunning.

added by and123 to water catchment (10 months ago)

added by storeimage to storeimage's Favorites (10 months ago)

Jardin

added by Julia Nims to Plants! (10 months ago)

"Here is a good example of a straightforward extensive green roof with flowering sedum and other plants. Note the perimeter walkway: green roofs are typically not accessible, meaning one does not walk ON sedum plants. Gravel or other walkways are important for maintenance and accessing the roof to enjoy it."

added by graetzy to graetzy's Favorites (11 months ago)

Maintenance?