The green roof captures the look and excites unpretentious care

Although our ideas about dream living vary, one idea is the same at all: at home we want to feel good. For spouses living in a wooded building near Prague, rest is a priority from a working hustle that draws from a close connection with nature in an environment full of greenery.

Low-energy wood building

The requirement was clear - to flatter the flat roofs with extensive unpretentious greenery. The original designs featured a ten-centimeter piece of clay. However, this did not suit the owner of the wooden building. Because he was moving himself in the construction industry, he knew that raising the layer of clay would increase the load on the walls. This would increase the wall thickness and the dimensions of the base pads. 

Ultimately, the load of the green roof with a layer of clay would go through the entire construction, which would mean a significant increase in the construction.

Another solution was inspired by a meeting with representatives of the Czech Green Building Council, whose member is, among other things, the company for which the new owner of the woodworking works. It was presented here with an alternative in the form of the green roof of Urbanscape by Knauf Insulation. It boasts a light mineral wool substrate and a green carpet made of durable, lightweight rhododendrons. This option proved to be the most appropriate and it was not difficult to make a decision.

Phenomenon of green roofs

Green roofs are no news, and in recent years, their properties have become more and more appreciated by us. However, a new, naturally matched roof made near Prague, is out of a number of similar projects. The owners have decided to take maximum advantage of Urbanscape's special qualities of green roofs . One of the most important is when the torrential rain comes.

The green roof is able to capture almost all the water that gradually releases the plants during the dry days. Excess water flows into the retention tank, the content of which is used to water the garden. " Green roofs capture most of the water, so it was enough to build a tank of only four cubed instead of twelve. When I get some water into the reservoir, I make it out of the well , "explains the operation of his small water management owner of the woodwork.

The roofs were set up gradually. The stepped carpet laid out in October had the time to pick up during the autumn and winter so that it could face the summer heat in the following year. But the owners were afraid of the rosettes that were laid on the roof during the spring. " We were just leaving for a holiday. I was not afraid of the autumn roof, the stoopers were already attached. I was made worried by the spring. We could not water them, and there was a 30-day drought. So I was wondering if the stoner is going to walk or not , "laughs the owner and adds," Give it. On the roof, it's amazing to see how stoners work. After long drought before it starts to rain, they are lean. After pouring the penguin leaves are stretched out with water and rising. The green roof rises. "

When we visited the owner, it was the end of August. The green roofs did not burn at that time. In the autumn, they planned their first fertilization with the recommended fertilizer from Knauf Insulation.

The green roof sends a clear message across the wide area: it pays to give a chance to a new solution that will surprise not only its appearance but also its functionality and practicality.