Green Roof Norway

Grass roofs in norway is this the way of going go green.

Green roof norway.

The prize tradition is intended to inspire the green roof market toward excellence and to raise public and professional awareness about the multiple benefits of green roofs. In places like norway green roofing has been around for over a thousand years. The scandinavian green roof prize has been awarded annually to the best green roof project in scandinavia since 2000. In ancient times green roofs consisted of cave like structures or sod roofs covered with earth and plants commonly used for agriculture dwelling and ceremonial purposes.

Some are bright green and almost velvety. Norwegian grass roofs the norwegian translation is torvtak which means turf roof. Until the late 19th century it was the most common roof on rural log houses in norway and large parts of the rest of scandinavia. Green roofs have become a long standing tradition in norway and it s not common to see them dotting the country s landscape or in this case essentially melding with the landscape.

Sod roofs on 18th century farm buildings in heidal norway. Scandinavian green roof institute sgri 10 subscribers. The institute is also home to the scandinavian green roof association. And they come in different varieties.

Norwegians have their own way of going green and quite literally. So far so good says tom reller senior director of operations for the target center. For hundreds of years houses in norway have been covered with turf. Installed in september of 2009 the green roof is nearing the end of its second full summer.

Roughly 10 percent of the roofs in the country are green. The institute organises courses and tours of green roofs in southern sweden and has been instrumental in helping green roofs to evolve across sweden denmark norway and in the last few years finland. These roofs are covered with sod on top of several layers of birch bark on gently sloping wooden roof boards. I dont think so first i think this is natural but the norwegians traditional type of green roof co.