Green Roof Guidance

This website based guide builds on the material and information in our original pdf the diy guide to green living roofs which we published in 2008.

Green roof guidance.

However the guidance generally gives a minimum and maximum slope for green roofs. Gro is a partnership of industry and stakeholders that came together over 10 years ago to develop a code of practice for green roofs in the uk. They are recognized as a bench mark set of guidelines for green roofs in germany. Produced the following guidance in respect of fire risk and the spread of fire.

In 2009 work began on the predecessor of this document the gro green roof code of best practice for the uk 2011. In practice there are many green roof systems with zero falls and green roofs can be created on any slope. The green roof organisation was established in 2008 in response to the demand for uk relevant guidance for the increasing number of green roofs being specified in the uk. The latest gro code of practice launched in 2014 is available here pdf the partnership is currently working on the next update of the code.

Gro is an. 4 3 6 green roof maintenance guidance. Of green roofs the fll green roof guidelines guidelines for the planning construction and maintenance of green roofs were developed from the principles for green roofing published in 1982 and have been revised several times since 1990. Fm datasheet 1 35 states that green roofs supported by structural concrete decks should have a minimum slope of 2 1 1.

Green roof maintenance activities largely focus on maintaining drainage capacity and the health of vegetation. Information about gsa s green roofs can be found on the agency s green roof tracker. In conducting this review gro has consulted the building regulations approved document b fire safety and the additional guidance as laid out in the department for communities and local government document fire performance of green roof and walls august. More guidance and information about green roofs can be found on the sf tool website.

Save for later print. Gsa which currently maintains nearly 2 million square feet of green roofs has a long history of constructing and maintaining successful green roofs dating back to the 1930 s. This online guide is designed to meet the needs of diy enthusiasts looking to put a green roof on a shed or outhouse builders and landscaper contractors who want to build green roofs. This document illustrates the results of testing carried out on green roofs and green wall systems and provides guidance on the fire performance aspects of green roof and wall construction and.