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green roof [1 record]

Record 1 2005-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
  • Ecology (General)
CONT

A green roof is a green space created by adding layers of growing medium and plants on top of a traditional roofing system ... The layers of a contemporary green roof system, from the top down, include: the plants, often specially selected for particular applications; an engineered growing medium, which may not include soil; a landscape or filter cloth to contain the roots and the growing medium, while allowing for water penetration; a specialized drainage layer, sometimes with built-in water reservoirs; the waterproofing/roofing membrane, with an integral root repellent, and the roof structure, with traditional insulation either above or below.

Key term(s)
  • greenroof
  • greenroof system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
  • Écologie (Généralités)
CONT

Un toit vert, c'est un espace vert qu'on crée en installant plusieurs couches de substrat de croissance et des plantes sur une couverture traditionnelle. [...] Le système de toit vert contemporain comporte, de haut en bas, les couches suivantes: les plantes, souvent choisies en fonction de certaines applications; un substrat de croissance fabriqué, parfois sans terre; un tissu filtrant pour contenir les racines et le substrat tout en laissant pénétrer l'eau; une couche de drainage spécialisé, qui comprend parfois des réservoirs d'eau intégrés; une membrane imperméable de couverture comportant un agent anti-racines; la structure du toit et un matériau isolant au-dessus ou au-dessous de celle-ci.

PHR

Des milliers de toits verts poussent.

PHR

Implantation d'un toit vert.

Spanish

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