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From Wales (England) comes this tail (sic) of a daring ewe that saw that the grass was greener on the roof...
A BAA-MY sheep leapt onto a hospital’s “grass” covered eco-roof to graze and now a fence is to be built to keep livestock off it.
Ysbyty Alltwen, near Porthmadog, Gwynedd was built in 2009 to blend into the natural environment of south Snowdonia with local stone and an eco-friendly green roof, planted with sedum.
One daring ewe from nearby fields thought it looked so appetising it used a parked van as a stepping stone to leap onto the roof.
She would normally be thwarted by a gap of several feet between the Craig-y-Castell cliff face and the top of the building.
But when a contractor’s van parked up between the roof and the cliff the cunning sheep took its chance to test out the new greenery.
She initially climbed onto the van’s roof before leaping on the top of the hospital in Tremadog. The ewe was quickly spotted and she was safely removed after the incident last year.
Tremco Roofing and Building Maintenance (Tremco Roofing) announced the acquisition of the BioTray™ vegetated-roof product line from Rana Creek, a company based in Carmel Valley, Calif.
BioTray is described as a natural, biodegradable, modular system for vegetated roofs, consisting of 17-inch-square trays composed of natural latex and coconut coir. Coconut coir is a fibrous, renewable product derived from coconut husks.
Tremco said that unlike traditional modular systems, the coconut fiber decomposes over time and the BioTray module is converted into growing media (soil). The process allows the growing and installing of vegetated roofs without the use of plastic, increasing the sustainability of the roof, the company said.
Mark Anderson, program manager, sustainable market development for Tremco Roofing, said the BioTray systems can be used with young plants, and also allow vegetated roofing system owners to pre-establish plants in an off-site nursery. “This enables us to install vegetated roofs that are established from day one,” he said. “Besides providing plants that are more mature and robust, this process eliminates stress on the plants during installation.”
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My wife sent me this update about local favorite grower of drought tolerant natives and Med/s Africa plants now being a Live Roof regional grower for green roof projects. Good for them, they are a great grower!
Visit Native Sons website by clicking on our headline!
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Native Sons is the regional grower for the Live Roof modular green roof system. LiveRoof is the first prevegetated modular green roof system developed by growers and specifically designed to grow plants on a rooftop environment.
Aesthetic and Social Benefits
Green roofs are much better looking than asphalt or tar.
Natural views create more productive, healthy, happy, creative, relaxed people.
Green roofs expand the usefulness of buildings via patios, gardens and vistas.
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AIA East Bay is offering on Thursday July 17th in Redwood City and all day course on greenroof waterproofing and (more important than waterproofing) drainage...
AIA members are eligible for continuing ed credit.
Designers and contractors should probably attend. Tell 'em we sent ya!
