Houses With Gardens On The Roof

Green building design with rooftop gardens is not a new concept of environmentally friendly houses but green roofs become very popular for eco homes once again.

Houses with gardens on the roof.

According to kara orr marketing coordinator for grhc multifamily residential properties such as apartments and condos made up about 22 percent of reported green roof projects in 2015 while single family home projects accounted for just 1 7 percent. A roof that has clay or concrete roofing material can be strong enough to support the weight of a container. Houzz despite the added benefits listed above green roofs are having a hard time puncturing the single family home market. The practice of cultivating food on the rooftop of buildings is sometimes referred to.

Rooftop garden designs vary in styles and sizes but they define a unique and modern trend in building eco homes. A green roof garden with grass flowers and shrubs looks impressive. Green buildings with rooftop gardens promise a lot of benefits for city dwellers in the future. Besides the decorative benefit roof plantings may provide food temperature control hydrological benefits architectural enhancement habitats or corridors for wildlife recreational opportunities and in large scale it may even have ecological benefits.

The best projects featuring rooftop gardens including a steeply stepped roof in london covered in over 800 plants.