Recent Recap: VIDEOS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEjJaeotA5A&pp=ygULZ3JlZW4gcm9vZnM%3D
From Bulgaria, this is a channel belonging to a green roof engineer with many examples from their previous projects.
The main projects shown are OBS Office Center (Sofia), Buildings 7-9 of Business Park Sofia (Sofia), Oasis Resort & Spa (Lozenets village), ESTE Home and Spa (Sofia), Sofia Ring Mall (Sofia), Bulgarian Cultural Center "Haus Wittgenstein" (Vienna), Collider Activity Center (Sofia), Ellipse Center (Sofia), PARK LANE Office Center (Sofia), Green stop of public transport (conceptual project) and others.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX4e2X4zi5k&pp=ygULZ3JlZW4gcm9vZnM%3D
Quick example of a roofing materials manufacturer promoting green roof panels.
Semi-intensive: 20cm substrate layer, supporting a roof load capacity of 150-300kg/m² or 3,500-7,000 pounds per sq ft. Widespread: 8cm substrate layer, with a canopy load capability of 100kg/m² or 3,000 pounds per sq ft.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV_l9eu_jZw&pp=ygULZ3JlZW4gcm9vZnM%3D
A Construction Sustainability focused youtube channel looks into Green Roofs!
The largest sustainability education platform in construction, present in 188 countries since 2016. Start now: https://go.ugreen.io/links
Living Roofs, Inc. - Rabbit Rabbit Music Venue Green Roof Installation 2023 (youtube.com)
A Living Roofs example of a green-roof install in NC on a music venue.
Living Roofs, Inc. providing green roofs + walls :: design + build. Serving the southeast from our base in Asheville, North Carolina USA www.greenroofplans.com
One of the pioneers of the green roofs space globally - check out their videos!
Unlike others, Green Roof Technology - Jörg Breuning is one of a few people on earth who actively shaped the beginning of the modern Green Roof industry in Europe/Germany more than 4 decades ago. In addition, he introduced Green Roofs to North America in 1999 and Solar Green Roofs in 2010. Jörg has over 43 years of unmatched experience with Green Infrastructure Green Roofs, Green Wall, and Solar Green Roofs in all climate zones.
Boots on the Ground: Vegetated Rooftop Assemblies (youtube.com)
A presentation by Stephen Seccareccia at "High Performance Design Meets Boots on the Ground", Kitchener, Ontario, February 2024. An overview of the current trends within vegetated rooftop assemblies and maximizing your rooftops asset. The presentation will focus on the environment and social benefits of utilizing green roofs to improve building performance. Central themes to the presentation were green roof & solar, urban farming and biodiversity.
With the Green Walls industry, there are many more examples of projects online -
this is because walls are more accessible installs of course, and also because there are artificial green walls - just there to look good…
The following examples are especially good in our minds -
Covering EVERY INCH of this Event Space with Green Walls (REAL PLANTS!) (youtube.com)
ANDROMEDA DISTRICT IS A MIAMI BASED COMPANY DEDICATED TO THE MANUFACTURING AND INSTALLATION OF GREEN LIVING WALLS. WE CUSTOM DESIGN GREEN LIVING WALLS, PLANTERS, AND EDIBLE GARDENS TO ANY SIZE SPACE.
Keen to add a touch of alternative green to your home? Here are 6 easy-to-follow steps to build a green wall. Green walls, vertical walls, living walls or eco-walls, as they are known, are panels of plants grown vertically along walls, fences or sheds. You can find cheap artificial plastic ones hooked on walls, but living ones are 100% better for you and for the environment.
Be sure to check back for our Articles version of this Recent Recap which will include more green-wall examples and insights.