Green Living Roofs - Eco-friendly Containers
What is a green roof?
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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Contact our sales team for your no obligation quote, including delivery!Living Roof Case Studies
Just some of the clients we've worked with...
Committed to Quality
We are ISOQAR Approved; certified to the ISO standard relating to Quality Management Systems, demonstrating our Company's commitment to quality. We are also members of MakeUK who champion and celebrate British manufacturing and manufacturers, and member of the Container Self Storage and Traders Association; an international organisation representing the interests of Container Self-Storage Operators, Traders and Innovators.ISO Cert No. 13586-QNS-001
ISO 9001:2015
Testimonials
As a long established and reputable shipping container company, we want to instil confidence in our customers that we can deliver on our promises, and provide high quality products and service.But don't just take our word for it, see for yourself what our past and present clients have to say about Containers Direct.
"The container is in situ and it is as new, just perfect. Your driver was amazing and made sure everything was spot on before he left. A company opposite us has four on site and ours makes them look very secondhand indeed. Thanks again. We have already had so really good comments and without doubt, if asked, we will give them your details."Alligator Dynamic Drapes
9th October 2024
order - a New 'once used' 16ft Container
"Friendly, supporting, knowledgeable and kept us up to date."Aurora Severnside
6th September 2024
order - a 4m Flat Pack Containers
"No issues from our order. From initial enquiry, drawings and plans to delivery, all went perfectly. Sales Team were very helpful and made changes from the original concept design to meet our own requirements without hesitation, would highly recommend to others."Bob Gardner, North Air
4th September 2024
order - a 10ft ModiBox Office
"The flat packs we purchased (4 in total over two purchases) are very good quality, solid, spacious and blend into our outdoor space nicely."From The Vineyard School
28th August 2024
order - a 2m Flat Pack Containers
"The delivery driver was excellent - courteous and professional. As it said on the website, our container was fully in place in under an hour after starting its installation - excellent."Torthorwald Community Council
25th August 2024
order - a 4m Flat Pack Container
"I was very pleased with all the aspects of your service and will use you again."Sample Building Services Ltd
26th July 2024
order - a 20ft builders grade container from our Clearance page.