ZinCo Extensive Green Roofs are lightweight with a relatively shallow substrate, providing a versatile range of planting generally comprising sedum rockery and alpine plants.
Applications
- Provides a 'back to nature' look, offering strong ecological benefits
- Suitable for lightweight roof decks, inaccessible roofs, flat or sloping roofs
- Not normally designed to provide access for leisure use
- Equally suited to reroofing or new build projects
- Do not require irrigation and are low maintenance
- Specifications for a wide range of project types are available
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Performance
- Extensive green roofs are versatile, lightweight and economic
- Designed to support self sustaining sedum type plants which are wind, frost and drought resistant
- Produced, specified and installed in accordance with standards for green roof design from the German Landscaping and Landscape Development Research Facility (FLL).
- Easy to install
- Reduces water run-off
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Design
- No irrigation requirement
- Extensive substrate required as growing medium
- Build-up height 50–100mm
- Floradrain systems weighing as little as 65kg/m2, allow inverted ballasted roofs to be rejuvenated by replacing all or part of the ballast with extensive landscaping
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Planting options
- Planting is sown as cuttings, plug planted, or supplied in pre-cultivated sedum mats
- Typically consists of mosses, sedums, herbs and grasses
- Alternatives achieved by varying substrates formulated to support rockery and alpine plants
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Waterproofing Options
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Installation & Maintenance
- Can be installed as part of a new build construction or refurbishment project
- Do not require irrigation
- Requires minimal routine maintenance
- Installed by a network of Approved Contractors
- Full warranties available for Alumasc waterproofing systems used in build up
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