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It
may be an innovation in some countries, but roofs with plants
are studied and made by different companies all over the world.
Some make also aquatic covers with rushes, papyrus, iris,
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There are 2 main cover groups:
.: intensive
green roofs, with irrigation and substrate layers up to 40 cm, where even bushes and some trees with little development can grow.
Intensive green roofs are expensive and result impossible in most cases.
.: extensive
green roofs, with a very thin substrate layer covered with succulent plants.
In these photos we can see examples of extensive covers.
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our
plant
production
for the green roofs
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[green
roof
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made during
summer
2004
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Pirineo catalán
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read more about the conclusions
here |
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[green roof demonstration
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in our nursery |
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This
is a green roof in our nursery. With three substrate heights
7, 15 and 20 cm.
Green roof with 150 plant species without irrigation installations.
We are studying the performance of all plants to present a study of the results. |
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the start of
the
project:
photos from
May 2005 |
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the end of the
project: the green roof became in our new office
photos from
August 2006
[entrance
>
green
roof
>
details-green roof >
interior >
garden] |
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see more.:.
green roofs
in
Europe
[>1]
[>2] |
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