Residential Green Roof Architecture

Green roofs benefits include.

Residential green roof architecture.

Green roofs regulate buildings internal temperature and reduce building heating and cooling costs. In fact not only does it keep and absorb the water on top the green roof architecture concept also prevents heat and cold from entering the building. From the most basic cave like forms and sod roofs of ancient structures to modern rooftop parks spanning thousands of feet green roofs have shaped architecture throughout history. The demand for green roofing options has steadily increased as more and more people become more money and environmentally conscio.

The green roof design of the mill valley residence may not produce vegetation of the garden variety but plants that hail from the home s local flora. Homeowners not only want to find ways to save on costly utility bills but also conserve the environment. This combination of eco friendly windows and the efficiency benefits of green roof landscape architecture create a healthy and cost effective environment making life easier for any homeowner. Green roofs also function as sustainable decentralized stormwater management systems by reducing run off and decreasing the energy costs associated with extending and upgrading centralized systems.

In the most basic sense green roofs are a layered combination of vegetation and membrane over a building that can help insulate and provide water management. The mill valley residence by mcglashan architecture includes three sections each with its own green roof built into the hill of the lot.