Provides natural beauty.
Eco Tight Green Roofs mitigate urban heat-island effect by cooling and cleaning the air, can double the lifespan of the underlying roof, stabilize temperatures inside a building, and help control storm water run-off. Eco Tight Green Roof Systems perform. All components are fully integrated, tested, and proven across a range of weather extremes. This gives designers the confidence to create landscapes that are as imaginative and aesthetic as they are practical and functional.
Benefits of Green Roof Technology.
Management of storm-water runoff:
- Absorbs as much as two and a half inches of water from a downpour
- Offers permanent storm-water storage (retention) of 15 percent by volume and transient storm-water storage (detention) of 15 to 35 percent by volume
- Reduces storm-water runoff by at least 50 percent, controls runoff from more than 95 percent of storms, prohibits immediate runoff from the smallest 25 percent of all storms and substantially reduces peak flow rates
Extension of service life by two or threefold:
- Absorption of heat enables maintenance of a consistent roof temperature in daylight and darkness, reducing daily expansion and contraction of roofing materials
- Protects roof from ultraviolet exposure and abrasion from the elements
Environmental benefits:
- Reduces heat-island effect. Green roofs harness the same evaporative cooling effect that cities lose when they hack away vegetation. So a green roof not only prevents the building's roof from absorbing heat, but cools the air around it, offsetting the urban heat island effect. Many sustainable buildings use green roofs to reduce their reliance on energy consumption.
- Absorption of storm water reduces overflow into watercourses, preventing inundation by surges and lead, cadmium, nitrate, phosphate and ammonia compound pollution
Improvement in the LEED™ rating
Green roofs can facilitate a significant improvement in the LEED™ rating of a building, contributing as many as 15 credits under the system, depending on design and level of integration with other building systems. In some instances, while green roofs may not contribute directly to achieving points under the system, they contribute to earning LEED™ credits when used with other sustainable building elements. For example, green roofs can earn direct credits under the following:
- Reduced Site Disturbance, Protect or Restore Open Space
- Landscape Design That Reduces Urban Heat Islands, Roof
- Storm Water Management
- Water Efficient Landscaping
- Innovative Wastewater Technologies
- Innovation in Design
Eco Tight Green Roof 5.0
Eco Tight Green Roof 5.0 roofing system is excellent for waterproofing new or old low-slope roofs. Featuring our Pro Therm 3.0 spray foam to minimize your energy consumption by controlling the weather extremes of heat loss and heat gain through the roof system, Eco Tight Daclar™, a quick setting waterproof coating membrane that is cold applied, solvent free and has excellent strength, elasticity and adhesion.
- Prepared Substrate - Metal, Wood, Concrete etc...
- Existing Roofing Material or Primer as Needed
- Pro Therm Spray Foam Insulation - Applied at 2-4 Inches
- Eco Tight Daclar™ Waterproof Membrane - Applied At 60-80 Mil
- Root Stop Protective Layer
- Drainage Layer
- Filter Layer
- Growing Medium and Vegetation
For additional information on our green roof systems please call us at 1-800-901-0088
