Green Living Roofs - Eco-friendly Containers
What is a green roof?
An example of a finished green living roof
CS94475 - converted for Park4All gardening group in Macclesfield, funded by the National Lottery Community Fund. We've carried out many container conversions for community groups and organisations, particularly those involving green spaces, such as parks, playing fields and allotments, where equipment needs to be securely stored in publicly accessible places. This neat little 8 footer has standard conversion features for this type of purpose, but the addition of the living roof distinguishes it from the rest
Making the green living roof
We can install a green roof on any container. The green roof design needs to accommodate adequate water retention, suitable drainage, structural loading and the depth of green roof growing substrate. The roof structure we create is strong enough to allow occasional walking upon, for initial planting and periodic maintenance but it's not designed for frequent and heavy use. It's important not to place a living roof directly on top of a shipping container roof as the roof is not designed to carry weight. The roof will deflect and quickly degrade, therefore we construct a floating/suspended roof. Living roofs are popular addition to wood cladding, as together they create a beautiful aesthetic.
Optional extra - just add rain!
To make things simple we've partnered with an award winning green roof company, Sky Garden, to offer a full living roof system. Choose from the UK grown sedum or wildflower blanket* as an add-on to your container. We'll do the rest so all you need to do is wait for the growing medium to be delivered directly to your door, ready to lay! Everything you need for a living roof system is covered, including protection fleece, drainage layer, substrate and seed blanket.
*Please note: Subject to seasonal availability; we have designed the living roof structure to allow for the requirements of handling and delivering by lorry mounted crane, therefore the final stages of fitting the membrane and growing medium must be carried out by the end user once the container is in place on site.
Did you know?
20m2 of green roof space can, on average, absorb 100kg of carbon per year. That's equivalent to:
12,164
Number of smartphones charged.
251
Miles driven in a car.
1 Year
Running a standard refrigerator.
4.1
Gas cylinders used for home barbeques.
111
Pounds of coal burned.
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Living Roof Case Studies
Some of the clients we built container projects for...
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