
Project Report: Shalom Retirement Residence, Grimsby, ON
Upper picture: In order to create an visually attractive roof for the residents a large area of the roof of the retirement residence is equiped with a low maintenance extensive green roof.
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The extensive green roof contains a wide variety of flowering sedums and single uprights such as Alium, Sedum "Atumn Joy" and Festuca making this roof pleasant to look at. |
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The use of various colour planting mixures makes the green roof even more interesting. |
Project Report: Douglas College, Vancouver, BC
Upper picture: The Douglas College building is equiped with various extensive green roofs which are planted with a combination of pre-grown vegetation mats and indivual grasses applied as plug plants.
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The sedum mats in flower........ |
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To create more interest and height, modern and colourfull planters are intergrated into the green roof design. |
Project Report: Trent University, Peterborough, ON
Upper picture: Part of the roof on the Environmental Health Sciences building features an extensive green roof with a wide variety of sedum species.
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The sedum roof around the striking smoke stacks. |
Project Report: Hazelton Retirement Residence, Toronto, ON
Upper picture: The green roof on the main entrance visible to the residents of this the eight storey building. The roof was installed under the city of Toronto incentive program.
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The large skylights are blended into the roof scape. |
Project Report: Residence, Vancouver, BC
Upper picture: Extensive green roof on a residentail garage. The roof is planted with pregrown vegetation mats.
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The green roof is visible from the upper deck of the residence. |
Project Report: Broadview, Toronto, ON
Upper picture: Extensive green roof on top of a fully renovated warehouse at broadview. The picture shows the planting a couple of months after installation
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The sedum plugs are planted in 50 mm of growing medium. Picture shows growth two month after planting. |
Project Report: Queens Quay Terminal, Toronto, ON
Upper picture: Extensive green roof on the 9 floor of the building. The design includes pattern of different colour schemes
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The top fourth storey balconies are looking out over the green roof areas. |
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