Work in Progress and Completed
Below is a list of projects currently in progress or completed by Living Roofs, Inc. If you would like more information regarding the projects feel free to
contact us.
Grove Park Inn - Asheville, North Carolina
Installation August 2008
Architect:
Progressive Architecture Inc.Private Residence - Chapel Hill, North Carolina
This unique project will include a lower roof with a semi-intensive green roof system planted with species native to Southeastern US, and an upper roof with an extensive green roof planted with Sedums and other succulents. A list of the native species can be seen on the
research page. Growing media depth for the semi-intensive green roof will be at least 6 inches providing increased water retention and sufficient growth zone for larger rooted plants.
Designer/builder:
Sustainable Design-Build, Inc.sdbinc@nc.rr.com Private Residence - Asheville, North Carolina
Installation Fall 2008
Architect:
studio dionisi incorporatedCondominium Roof, Schematic Designs - Asheville, North Carolina
James Island Charter High School - Charleston, South Carolina
In October 2007 the JICHS CP biology class was awarded a $10,170 grant from the Sustainability Institute of South Carolina. The institutes's G.R.E.E.N.S. Fund grant was used by JICHS to "green" the
campus with features such as a rainwater harvesting system, a rain and butterfly garden, a pathway composed of recycled glass, and a green wall. Living Roofs, Inc. installed a green wall (green facade) system on two brick-faced walls located on either side of the gymnasium entrance. The cable trellis system provides a structure for climbing vines to grow vertically on the walls. The walls were planted with Bignonia capreolata (Cross vine), Gelsemium sempervirens (Carolina Jessamine), and Lonicera sempervirens (Coral honeysuckle). Installation was completed April 2008.
For more information visit:
JICHS Orange and Blue Goes Green
The Post and Courier, Charleston May 15, 2008The Post and Courier, Charleston May 24, 2008
The Sustainability Institute
Private Residence - Brevard, North Carolina
The new residence is tucked into a mountain side near Brevard, NC. It has a small footprint and is oriented to take advantage of spectacular views of Pisgah National Forest and Brevard. Among other green technologies, two extensive green roofs were incorporated into the design of the house to minimize its impact visually and environmentally. As a result, the home is not visible from a distance and is visually integrated into the site itself. Lightweight Xero Flor pre-vegetated mats were used to reduce the increased dead load and to provide an immediate green roof effect; 80% plant coverage at installation. Completed May 2008.
Architect:
Stephens Smith Farrell Architecture Builder:
Sage BuildersPatio Stone Work:
Circle of Stone - StonescapingWhisper Mountain Residence - Leicester, North Carolina
The Southern Living Idea House at Whisper Mountain is located in a 450 acre community in Sandy Mush, NC. The home and the detached garage feature a variety of green technologies including solar thermal and photovoltaic panels, radiant heated floors, a rainwater catchment/grey water system, and a green roof. The lower roof of the detached garage is an extensive green roof. Lightweight Xero Flor pre-vegetated mats were used to limit the increased dead load of a green roof system and to provide an instant green roof effect; the pre-vegetated mats provide 80% plant coverage the day of installation. The green roof was not only used for aesthetic purposes, but also to decrease the amount of impervious surface associated with the built structure. The green roof blurs the divide between the built structure and the surrounding landscape and is visible from the living space above and from the adjacent roadway. Completed May 2008
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Architect:
Allison Ramsey ArchitectsBuilder:
Eco-Builders, Inc.Duke Smart Home, Duke University - Durham, North Carolina
Although Living Roofs, Inc. did not install the initial green roofs at the Duke Smart Home, we were contacted to replant the roofs after a severe drought and lack of maintenance resulted in the loss of the majority of vegetation. Plant plugs included species of Sedums, Delosperma, Sempervivum. Seeds were also cast of Talinum and Allium. In addition to the replanting, Living Roofs, Inc. installed an irrigation system which uses 100% rainwater from two large cisterns. A maintenance program was also initiated to ensure the establishment and on-going performance of the green roof. The green roofs are only one of many innovative features at the Smart Home, they can be seen in their entirety at:
Duke Smart Home Architect:
Frank Harmon ArchitectPrivate Residence - Durham, North Carolina
Renovation to the residence includes the use of an intensive green roof system as a second-floor garden space. The green roof is adjacent to a meditation/yoga studio and a wooden deck. The green roof planting medium ranges in depth between 6 and 12 inches allowing for a diversity of plant species, large and small, to be planted. A flagstone pathway and seating patio was integrated with the planting design.
Architect:
Fredrick Stewart Architecture PLLCPrivate Residence - Charleston, South Carolina
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The new residence was designed to have as little impact on surrounding landscape as possible. The home features an extensive green roof above the guest/pool house, visible and accessible from the master bedroom. An Epay wood deck surrounds the green roof allowing the homeowners to walk completely around it and use the space as a rooftop terrace. The green roof was planted with drought tolerant species of Allium, Euphorbia, Talinum, Sedum, and Delosperma. This is the first residential green roof in Charleston, SC.
Architect:
Studio A Inc. ArchitectureGarden Pavilion - Raleigh, North Carolina
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The new Garden Pavilion at the Prairie Ridge Ecostation will be used to demonstrate rain water collection, green roof systems, sustainable building materials, and native plant gardening. The green roof was planted in early Fall 2007 with seeds and starters of native prairie plants to mimic the surrounding prairie landscape.
Architect:
Frank Harmon ArchitectCircular Congregational Church - Charleston, South Carolina
Circular Congregational Church was founded in 1681 and is Charleston's oldest church. It established the first Sunday School for religious education in South Carolina in 1816. Church leaders requested a new building to be used primarily as classroom space and office space. They also wanted to complement the beauty of the church grounds with the smallest possible footprint on the historic property, and include as many "green" design features as possible. "Green" features include Charleston's first green roof, a geothermal heating and cooling system and rainwater-collection cisterns for landscape use.
The green roof is located above the second floor of the Lance Hall addition. Its primary function is stormwater quantity control and thermal insulation. The water from the roof travels into an underground cistern for further stormwater control.
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Architect:
Frank Harmon ArchitectWorkshop - Raleigh, North Carolina
The workshop was constructed in a small space adjacent to a home. The design of the structure focused on having as little impervious surface as possible to control stormwater runoff. A green roof was decided upon early in the process which allowed for the design of a structure with the capability of supporting the required weight of the green roof. Six inches of growing medium was used to allow for deeper roots and larger, more upright plants. An assortment of flowering perennials, grasses, and evergreen species were used in the planting to provide for visual diversity and year round interest.
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Plant composition includes species of Coreopsis, Euphorbia, Eragrostis, Perovskia, Sedum, and Delosperma. In addition to the green roof, approximately 60% of the lumber for the structure was reclaimed (Habitat for Humanity Reuse Center and construction waste).
Garden Shed - Raleigh, North Carolina
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A small garden shed in a Raleigh, NC backyard was a perfect opportunity to incorporate a green roof. The green roof was designed prior to building the garden shed which allowed for the design of a structurally sufficient 7:12 roof system able to hold the weight of a fully saturated extensive green roof. A wooden grid was built on the roof to provide slope stabilization/soil retention. The grid was positioned 3/4" above the roof deck allowing water to drain freely below the grid.
Green roof plants include species of Delosperma, Sedum, Talinum, Euphorbia, and Sempervium (some of the plants provided by Emory Knoll Farms/Green Roof Plants).
The Rams Head Center at the University of North Carolina includes an intensive rooftop plaza. The new green roof is located above a pre-existing parking garage and adjacent to a food court and the university gym. 
