Green Roof Survery 2015

A green roof uses plants ranging from grasses mosses lichens sedums trees shrubs flowers and bushes weiler and scholz barth 2009.

Green roof survery 2015. This figure is published in a report by the european federation of green roof and wall associations efb. Visit the green infrastructure store to purchase the most recent survey report. 2015 toronto canada 2011 2013 vegetated and non vegetated roofs n 29 trap nests y 11 nesting activity of bees on gr depending on building height macivor 2016 upper midwest. Originally european and historically planted with turf grasses green roofs are popular worldwide for reducing pollution and runoff and improving insulation among other environmental benefits.

Add to cart each year since 2016 green roofs for healthy cities has conducted a survey of its members in the green wall category in order to collect data on the growth and composition of the green wall industry across north america. In short green roofs are a living vegetated roofing alternative to traditional impervious roofing. Green roofs for healthy cities released its 2016 green roof industry survey this past july and found that the green roof industry in north america had year over year growth of more than 10 from 2015. For the first time grhc corporate members reported that toronto ontario had the most square footage of green roofing.

2016 green wall industry survey report providing information and analysis on the north american green wall market for calendar 2015. Read the press release for the most recent green roof industry survey. The survey results also point out that there were several new municipalities reporting green roof. The uk green roof market survey 2016.

European green roof market efb 2015 until now we have relied upon a market guestimation. In addition a green roof s soil and vegetation layer absorbs and filters rain preventing it from quickly. The survey report also provides valuable market intelligence on green roof installation hot spots and tracks the size source and variety of green roofs that have been installed. Green roofs contribute to energy and water saving goals both directly and indirectly.

The uk green roof market survey 2016 consists of several stages. Our last guestimate was in 2015. Green roof innovation testing lab university of toronto netting y 17 pollen analysis of urban bees visiting sedum on green roofs macivor et al. Toronto on july 13 2017 green roofs for healthy cities grhc the north american green roof and wall industry association is pleased to announce that the industry grew by double digits in 2016 according to its 2016 annual green roof industry survey released today.

Buildings with a living roof are all the rage with the current focus on ecologically minded construction techniques.