Green Roof In Central Florida

The other half is a standard roof that will be used as a comparison.

Green roof in central florida.

Developed by the university of central florida s stormwater management academy the patented bold gold soil media also provides significant filtration and reduction of stormwater runoff and is now deployed on more than 50 000 square feet of green roofs throughout florida. The state department of environmental protection provided ucf with a grant of about 340 000 to create maintain and study the effects of the green roof which occupies half of the roof of the student union expansion. The initial problem was the fact that we were using a traffideck waterproof membrane. Ucf was the first university in florida to install a green roof one that makes as much as an 80 degree difference in the roof s temperature.

Groundlevel cisterns hold excess rainwater which is then used to irrigate the roof. We help you understand the pros and cons of different roofing systems and or the repairs that need to be made. Green roofing solutions of central florida. The planted area will also extend the life of the roof membrane and cut energy costs.

Make your appointment today. This project is from a research grant for green roofs from the state of florida department of environmental protection problems anecdotes. This is not an approved material in florida so we had to get permission to use it based on a research claim.