Roof Landscape Installation – Children’s Mercy Hospital Kansas
Did you know we do green roof installs?! Yep. Here’s a recent one we did at Children’s Mercy Hospital Kansas. We installed drip irrigation, pulled weeds and dead plants from the rooftop and prepped the beds for a beautiful installation of sedum. Sedum is a succulent variety that will be able to withstand the harsh sun the rooftop will receive.
THE AESTHETIC BENEFITS OF GREEN ROOFS
Rooftops are being reimagined all across the country. Gardens are increasingly being planted on them, with the benefit of aesthetic, therapeutic and environmental sustainability being apparent. Green roof installation represents a tremendous opportunity for property owners and managers to improve their property’s aesthetic, but also its functionality!
CAN GREEN ROOFS SAVE YOU $$?
An article by the National Parks Service says, “A green roof may improve property values and marketability, especially in urban areas with little green space. The University of Michigan performed a valuation study comparing a 2,000 square meter conventional roof and a green roof. The study looked at a range of benefits of green roofs including stormwater management, improved health benefits due to reduced pollution, and energy savings. Over its estimated lifespan of 40 years a green roof would save about $200,000, of which, nearly two–thirds would come from reduced energy costs. The economic benefits of any individual green roof will, however, depend on its design, geographic location, surroundings, and the building itself.”
OTHER BENEFITS OF GREEN ROOFS
A green roof also helps control storm water runoff and retention. The increased urbanization of towns and cities has resulted in less green space and more impervious surfaces. Precipitation generally runs off the roof of a building into gutters and flows into a storm sewer. From the storm sewer it either enters a municipal water treatment facility, or it is directly deposited into the ecosystem via lakes, streams, and rivers.
We’re happy patients and staff alike will be able to enjoy this fresh new view from inside the hospital. Making spaces functional, eco-friendly and enjoyable for people is what bio-centric is all about! It’s not one vs. the other – it’s both AND. And we’re truly delighted any time we can improve a space that will benefit both the environment and people alike.
To see the before and after, scroll down.
BEFORE
AFTER
MORE PHOTOS: BEFORE THE GREEN ROOF INSTALL:
Before the roof install, the rooftop was neglected and overgrown with weeds and no way to keep them watered.
MORE PHOTOS: AFTER THE GREEN ROOF INSTALL
After, the space was nicely manicured and filled with sedum, a succulent variety that will thrive in the high heat and sun of the rooftop, and continue to fill in the space. The green roof will benefit the environment, the facility and the aesthetic enjoyment of patients and staff alike.
