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References Perennial Garden

Project data

Area:
845 m2

Year of Construction:
2006

System:
Perennial Garden with Floradrain FD40 with 200 mm of growing medium

Project data

Area:
230 m2

Year of Construction:
2008/2009

System:
Perennial Garden with Floradrain FD40 with 100 - 300 mm of growing medium

Project data

Area:
90 m2

Year of Construction:
2010

System:
Perennial Garden with Floradrain FD40 and 150 mm of growing medium.

Project data

Area:
950 m2

Year of Construction:
2009/2010

System:
Perennial Garden with Floradrain FD40 and 300 mm of growing medium.

Project data

Area:
130 m2

Year of Construction:
2009

System:
Perennial Garden with Floradrain FD40 and 150 mm of growing medium.

Project data

Area:
540 m2

Year of Construction:
2011

System:
Perennial Garden with Floradrain FD40 and 150 - 400 mm of growing medium.

Project data

Area:
1,080 m2

Year of Construction:
2011

System:
Perennial Garden with 150 mm of growing medium.

Project Report: Apartment Complex, Lester B. Pearson, Toronto, ON

Upper picture: This Semi-Intesive Green Roof is located on top of roof of the parking garage. It is accessible for the residents. The planting is designed with squares of different planting mixtures.

	The steel structure conveys the rainwater from the top roofs to the green roof area as a water harvesting and irrigation feature.
	The green roof is designed with native perennials which gives it a lush and natural feeling.

Project Report: Mannheim WTP, Kitchener, ON (LEED)

Upper picture: The office building at the Mannheim Water Treatment Plant in Kitchener is desigened as a LEED building. One of the features is the semi-intensive green roof on the first floor.

	The green roof has various depths of growing medium from 100 mm up to 300 mm and is planted with sedums, grasses and fragant (native) perennials.

Project Report: Residence, Burlington, ON

Upper picture: This semi-intensive green roof is installed on top of an outdoor room as part of the overall garden design.

	The green roof visible from the second floor bed room.

Project Report: Trent University, Peterborough, ON

Upper picture: The main roof on the Environmental Health Sciences building features a semi-intensive green roof which is used as a vegetable garden. The centre area of the green roof arround the chimney stacks is planted with native perennials.

	A view of the centre area with flowering native perennials and herbs.
	Vegetables harvested from the roof are sold in a little store within in the univeristy building.

Project Report: Residence, Scarborough, ON

Upper picture: The entire roof of this modern residence is covered with a semi-intensive green roof. The roof is installed as part of the city of Toronto incentive program.

	The green roof is planted with fragrant herbs and flowering (native) perennials.

Project Report: CIRS UBC, Vancouver, ON

Upper picture: The new CIRS UBC building is built under the "Living Building Challange". In the courtyard a green roof is installed on top of a dome shaped roof.

	The roof visible from inside the building.

Project Report: 35 WARD, Scarborough, ON

Upper picture: This semi-intensive roof is installed on top of the Ward community centre. It is accesible to the public and connects to the neighbouring park. The roof is planted with native perennials and lawn.

	The pathways, curbs and garden areas are all installed on the same green roof system.