What sustainable materials can you use to create a green roof for your architectural project?

Characteristics of quality roof garden soil: The lightness of the soil:Roof Garden is implemented on the roof of buildings and on a set of facilities, and since it requires a large volume of soil, this soil must be light. Vermicompost, leaf soil, perlite, bran and compost are usually used to lighten the roof garden soil. Proper drainage:The roof garden soil should have good drainage so that excess water can be removed easily and at the same time it should be able to retain moisture. Soil richness: There should be a good percentage of perlite, cocopeat and leaf soil in it. Compost, peat moss and vermicompost are used to enrich the soil of the roof garden, the higher the percentage of these substrates, the richer it is.

Built with organic materials and soil, soil-based living walls are intended to be self-sustaining. The soil serves as the plant's growing medium by providing the nutrients it needs to flourish. Because they are built using soil, soil-based living walls provide advantages but also require more upkeep. Water requirements for soil-based living walls are lower since the soil retains the water, necessitating fewer waterings. Additionally, helpful insects find a home and a place to flourish in the soil. A mixture of mud on normal constructed buildings should be as an add-on but not as only permanent structure because of safety issues.

In the first step, before you start to choose, it is important to consider the level of access to your green roof and its maintenance. We prefer to design green roofs as social spaces that allow people to enjoy the green space. If you are planning to build a compact green roof that has resistant areas among the greenery, due to the ease of maintenance of this type of green roof, you will have a wider scope to plant a variety of plants suitable for a roof garden. On the other hand, if you want an almost maintenance-free green roof, you should look for plants that can maintain themselves with minimal care.

The function and task of the anti-root layer is to create a barrier against possible damage caused by the action of plant roots in the structure and facilities. The choice of this layer should also be done according to the type of plants selected and the depth of planting gardens.The important point in choosing an anti-root layer is to pay attention to the fact that this layer must have international standards and tests for resistance against roots. Paying attention to details, overlaps and overlaps is very important and vital in the implementation of this layer.