Green Roof Companies in the UK

Aiming High for a Green Solution

Whether you call them green roofs, living roofs or biodiverse roofs, there are many benefits in having vegetation on the top of a building. It’s fairly easy to see how they are good for the environment – providing habitat for wildlife and removing carbon emissions being just two features – but the financial and building performance benefits might not be as well known.

A green roof is a positive contribution to sustainability. Having a living surface that reduces solar gain, slows down stormwater run-off and offsets carbon emissions is recognised as very desirable, particularly in high-density towns and cities with few soft landscaped areas. Because of this, planning authorities often look favourably on developments incorporating these systems.

Financial benefits for a building owner can come through lower energy bills, protection from UV rays leading to longer life for roofing membranes and the ability to construct a flat roof without costly screeds. The acoustic and SUDS benefits means spending on other ways of meeting these aims can be cut or avoided altogether.

Featured Company – Blackdown Greenroofs

As one of the most experienced UK suppliers and installers of green and biodiverse roof systems, Blackdown Greenroofs has a portfolio of small and large projects across the country demonstrating the success of its complete solutions. The company offers the full service from design right through to after-care and is proud that all plants supplied are grown at Blackdown’s own nurseries in Somerset.

Blackdown Greenroofs takes care to tailor each sustainable green roof solution to a project’s specific requirements, so that customers do not have to compromise. The design will take into account factors such as the building’s location, the roof’s part in a biodiversity plan or BREEAM ratings, water attenuation, aesthetics and the budget available. Staff are horticulturalists and understand how to combine different types of plants for the desired effect.

Extensive, biodiverse and intensive roof systems are supplied. Each uses a drainage layer, filter fleece, engineered substrate and planted surface. Installation is by Blackdown Greenroofs’ own contract division or by expert partners who will work carefully while keeping to deadlines. To ensure the long-term success of a living roof installation, Blackdown Greenroofs will devise a maintenance programme.

To find out more about Blackdown Greenroofs, visit the website.