It can not only beautify gardens but also build a better environment.
Green roof container.
M tray modular green roof container.
Green roof trays green roof modular tray system is the easiest way for roof greening.
This green roof was created on a shipping container in mytholmroyd june 2019.
3 construct wooden frame around edge of the roof ours is 225mm high made from decking timber on the outside and bitumen coated battening timber on the inside.
2 seal with bitumen and cover with heavy duty dpm.
It s not a brand new concept but an old one that s regaining popularity in part due to the rise of the energy efficient container homes although there may be plenty of reasons for you to get a green roof for your container home there are certain things that you have to take into consideration first.
Time saving cost saving and labor saving.
Extensive green roof plants with lightweight free draining substrate.
Green roofs have been around for almost centuries.
Maintenance couldn t be easier.
1 clean and de rust the roof.
Shipping container house green roof.
A green roof or living roof is a roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and a growing medium planted over a waterproofing membrane it may also include additional layers such as a root barrier and drainage and irrigation systems.
Designed by poteet architects the container features a range of sustainable design strategies to reduce its environmental impact and energy consumption.
Western shelter is an authorized distributor of podroof container kits.
These turnkey kits mount on standard shipping containers and can be assembled with basic tools.
The green roof tray has its own system for water drainage and water storage.
Container gardens on roofs where plants are maintained in pots are not generally considered to be true green roofs although.
If you re looking for a cost effective means of providing permanent cover over a large area a container roof kit can be an excellent solution.
Set in san antonio this container home acts as a guest house to a larger residence.
The green roof shelters container family green roof shelter s green roofed containers provide a selection of simple robust small buildings each planted with species for nectar loving bees butterflies and insects and providing habitat and nesting opportunities for birds bats and a large variety of invertebrates.