Can recycled materials be used in constructing green roofs?
Using recycled materials is an important goal in the green roof industry. Currently components containing recycled materials are available and used in the Live Roof tray system that we install. How do Green Roofs affect wildlife? New developments lead to a loss of habitats – green roofs can contribute to biodiversity and address local biodiversity action plans. In particular they have been shown to favor many rare invertebrates found on brownfield sites, as well as ground-nesting birds such as skylarks. What is green roof growing media? Green roof growing media can be defined as an engineered soil that both mimics and improves on the properties of natural soil. Native soil is the product of a natural process that has occurred over thousands of years. Although native soil works perfectly in its natural environment, it cannot be used on green roofs due to its excessive weights, its inability to retain sufficient amounts of moisture, as well as its inability to drain excessive amounts of
