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Beauty Meets Performance: Vegetated Roofs as a Stormwater BMP Kevin M. Serena, CDT, LEED GA, GRP
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Challenges of the Built World
• Continued building and paving • Increases impervious surfaces • Reduces space for water to go • Increases runoff • Increases chance for moving pollutants
to streams • Increases erosion • Increases costs to build more pipes • Increases maintenance costs
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Challenges of the Built World
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Outline of Presentation
• Benefits of Vegetated Roofs • Design Considerations • Vegetated Roof Assemblies • Stormwater Performance of
Vegetated Roofs • Blue / Green Roofs
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Benefits of Vegetated Roofs
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Vegetated Roof Benefits
• Economic Benefits • Increased Roof Life Expectancy • Additional Usable Space • Building Incentives
• FAR Bonus • Incentive Programs
• Environmental Benefits • Mitigates Urban Heat Island
Effect • Oxygen Production • Reduces Dust and Smog Levels • Recreates Habitat
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Savannah – Homewood Suites Hotel
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Design Considerations
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Design Considerations
• Watertight assembly & detailing • Structural requirements • Slope & drainage • Wind uplift resistance • Sun / Shade • Plant selection
• Stormwater Management
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Vegetated Roof Assemblies
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Components of a Vegetated Roof Assembly
• Carefully Selected Plants • Lightweight Growing Media
• Filter Fabric • Water Retention / Drainage Component • Rigid, Extruded Insulation • Root Stop
• Waterproofing Membrane • Approved substrate
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Extensive Vegetated Roofs
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C.S. Mott Hospital – Ann Arbor, MI
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Uptown – Traverse City, MI
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Munson Medical Center – Traverse City, MI
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Cherry Capital Foods – Traverse City, MI
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Chicago Bulls Practice Facility – Chicago, IL
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Tri-City Treatment Plant – Portland, OR
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Lawn Vegetated Roofs
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Intensive Vegetated Roofs
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Stormwater Performance of Vegetated Roofs
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• Conventional Vegetated Roof • Primary water storage in growing
media • 40-50% storage volume • Deeper media = more water storage
• Water volume reduced • By evaporation / transpiration
• Water flow reduced • Stored in media until used by plants
• Water flow delayed • Bound in media until saturated
Options for Handling Stormwater
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• Specifically designed for vegetated roof applications • Growing media consists of three main components • Proportions dictated by region, climate and intended plantings • Provides a stable structure for the anchorage of the plants' root system
Lightweight aggregate Compost Mid-range to fine
aggregates
Engineered Growing Media
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Engineered Growing Media
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• Internal Structure • Plant roots • Lightweight aggregate • Smaller aggregates and sands • Organic materials • Air spaces • Water
Engineered Growing Media
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Engineered Growing Media
• Tested to ASTM 2399 standards • pH • Organic Matter • Water Permeability • Sieve Analysis • Saturated Weight • Pore Space • Water Retention
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Engineered Growing Media
• Tested to ASTM 2399 standards • Total Pore Space • Maximum Media
Water Retention • Air-filled Porosity
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Needled Rock Wool
• Rock Wool • Needled Rock
Wool • Inert material • Made from rock • High water
holding capacity • 1 inch layers
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Garden Roof® Rock Wool Assembly
• Testing Data • Rock Wool
• .93 in / sf • .078 cf / sf • .58 gallons / sf
• 6.2 lbs / sf / in
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Needled Rock Wool Assembly
• Testing • Washington, DC
test roof
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Vegetated Roof Hydrology Benefits
• Important benefits: • Retain water
• Within media and plants • Reduce Flow
• Volume Reduction • Delay Flow
• Time Delays
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Palisades of Towson – Towson, MD
• Original project plan – underground storage • Local SW management requirements • Built on bedrock • No plans for vegetated roof • Hydrology report generated • Swapped underground storage for vegetated roof • Project saved $75K
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Northwestern Mutual HQ – Milwaukee, WI
• 36,000 square foot roof • Extensive system • 7” growing media • 2.69” of water • 8,149 cubic feet • 60,964 gallons • No grey infrastructure
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DOEE Green Roof Formula
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DOEE Equation 3.1
• Storage Volume for Green Roofs
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Increasing Growing Media Depth
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Increasing Growing Media Performance
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Maximizing Retention
• Assembly Comparisons • Storage capacities • Efficient design • Maximize retention in smallest
area
Optimized Assembly
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Blue / Green Garden Roofs
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Blue Roof Concepts
• Watershed Dams concept
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Blue Roof Concepts
• “Box-o-rocks” Concept
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• PMR Blue Roof • Primary water storage in stone ballast
• 30-40% volume • Flat deck ideal to maximize potential
• Total volume depends on depth • Space above ballast available
• Water flow regulated • Control flow roof drains required
• Water flow delayed • Gone in 48 hours (depending on
municipality) • Allows for back-to-back rain events
Options for Handling Stormwater
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• Ultimate Assembly Blue Roof • Primary water storage below pavers
• 100% volume below pavers • Flat deck ideal to maximize potential
• Total volume depends on depth • Keep 2 inches clear under pavers
• Water flow regulated • Control flow roof drains required
• Water flow delayed • Gone in 48 hours (depending on
municipality) • Allows for back-to-back rain events
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• Vegetated Roof Blue Roof • Primary water storage under Green Roof
• 100% volume up to 6 inches • Flat deck ideal to maximize potential
• Secondary water storage in Growing Media • 40-50% storage volume • Min. 6” GR Assembly (with 6” Dow)
• Water flow regulated • Control flow roof drains required
• Water flow delayed • Gone in 48 hours (depending on municipality) • Allows for back-to-back rain events
Options for Handling Stormwater
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Northwestern University BioMedical Research Center
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Project Location
• Urban Site • Near Lake Michigan • High water table • Substantial stormwater
requirement
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• Stormwater Storage Options: • Stored in tanks 45 feet below grade or • Stored on roof in Garden Roof
assembly • Volume required:
• 10,000 cubic feet • 75,000 gallons
Northwestern University BioMedical Research Center
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• Roof Drains • Allows free, unrestricted
drainage • Connects to drain pipe • Works on sloped and flat roof
decks
Normal Roof Drainage
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• Control Flow Drains • Roof drains designed to
restrain water flow • Predictable flow rate • Sturdy construction • Simple concept • No moving parts • Engineered by drain
manufacturers
Creating Blue Roofs
Slots allow predictable, restricted flow rate
Base bolts into drain body
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Creating Blue Roofs
• Control Flow Drains • Roof drains designed to
restrain water flow • Predictable flow rate • Sturdy construction • Simple concept • No moving parts • Engineered by drain
manufacturers
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• “Green Roof on Stilts” • Create “free water”
storage on roof • Water unbound by
media • Stored for no more
than 48 hours • Most ideal on flat
decks
Vegetated / Blue Roof Assembly
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Vegetated / Blue Roof Assembly
• Extensive Plant Materials
• Growing Media
• System Filter
• Water Retention / Drainage
• System Filter
• Water Storage Unit
• Styrofoam
• Root Barrier
• Hot Rubberized Asphalt
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Buoyancy forces
Ballast weight
overcomes Buoyancy
Vegetated / Blue Roof Assembly
• Extensive Plant Materials
• Growing Media
• System Filter
• Water Retention / Drainage
• System Filter
• Water Storage Unit
• Styrofoam
• Root Barrier
• Hot Rubberized Asphalt
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Blue Roof Assembly – Flow Control Drain
• Inspection Chamber
• Vegetation free zone
• System Filter
• Water Retention / Drainage
• System Filter
• Water Storage Unit
• Flow Control Drain
• Styrofoam
• Root Barrier
• Hot Rubberized Asphalt
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• Inspection Chamber
• Vegetation free zone
• System Filter
• Water Retention / Drainage
• System Filter
• Water Storage Unit
• Flow Control Drain
• Styrofoam
• Root Barrier
• Hot Rubberized Asphalt
Blue Roof Assembly – Flow Control Drain
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• Ideal for urban sites • No at-grade space available • Limited or no BMP options
• Bedrock issues • High water table issues
• Ideal for flat, zero slope decks • No storage loss due to slope • Requires architect and municipal
coordination • MEP coordination for drains • Additional structural consideration
• Keeps stored water above ground • Works by gravity • No below grade infrastructure • No moving parts
• (pumps, electrical, valves, etc.) • Combining Blue and Green
• Green roof often required • Code requirement • Reduces stormwater requirement • Contributes as stormwater BMP • LEED contributions
Blue Roof Summary
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Blue/Green Garden Roofs
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