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| Cedar Roof Decking - Birdhouse Green Roof |
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| Birdhouse Green Roof - Double Sided Roofing Tape |
First photo is of the birdhouse roof decking.
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| Green Roof Birdhouse - Membrane Installation |
Next photos is the double sided tape allied to the cedar decking.
Third is the waterproofing membrance serving also as a root barrier.
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| Green Roof Birdhouse - Grow Weave Mat |
Fourth is the grow weave mat, then the ridge cap (made from recycled copper flashing) and trim work.
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| Green ROof Birdhouse - Copper Ridge Cap |
Agaves and succulents are added, along with a mixture of drought resilient wildflower seed.
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| Green Roof Birdhouse - Plants and seed added... |
The concept here is exactly the same process we use on large, large green roofs. This type of system is called an extensive green roof and on the sloped birdhouse roof the soil is stabilized with a natural stabilizer such as agar (you can use flour also if you cannot find agar)...
For other unique holiday gift suggestions - how about a LEED Platinum qualifying doghouse with a green roof!
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| Green Roof Doghouse |
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| Green Roof Doghouse |
This doghouse won the AIA Barkitecture contest! We used a variety of succulents and perennial peanut. Rainwater is cleaned through the special roof soil media and then recycled into the stainless steel watering bowl.
Happy Holidays and Happy Green Roofing!
Kevin
2 comments:
I wish to make a medium size house for my dogs but in my area due to strong winds and rains roofs will damage very soon so i need to make some kind of powerful is there any suggestions?
Hi! My friends and I are trying to build green roofs for bird houses for our Environmental Science class. Do you have any suggestions for plants that would do well in a hot, humid climate? Thank you!
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