Green Roof Initiative

It may also include additional layers such as a root barrier and drainage and irrigation systems.

Green roof initiative.

The green roof initiative is all about putting responsibility in the hands of developers and building owners. For example a building with a gross floor area of 25 000 to 49 999 sf must cover 20 percent of its available roof space in vegetation or solar installations. A green roof or living roof is a roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and a growing medium planted over a waterproofing membrane. In november 2017 denver voters passed a green roof ordinance green roof initiative which required new and existing buildings over 25 000 square feet in size to install a green roof either as the building was constructed or when the roof was replaced for existing buildings.

Green roof construction permits. This is a pivotal aspect of the initiative because the massive amount of development. Projects incorporating a green roof will receive a building permit for the green roof and a standard roof permit for the underlying roof waterproof membrane of the building. You can choose to install the smallest solar system that meets the ordinance requirements but then you d be leaving money on the table.

The green roof permit requires a denver licensed green roof installer.