Nathan Phillips Square Podium Green Roof Wins Design Award

 
The NPS Podium Roof Garden is the recipient of a 2011 CSLA Regional Honour Award.  Over 36,000 square feet of LiveRoof systems are installed on the project.
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Introducing RoofStone™: the Integrated Paver Solution for the LiveRoof® Hybrid Green Roof System

Engineered to Integrate with the Dimensions of LiveRoof Modules, RoofStone Offers a Complementary Accessory for RoofTop Walkways and Patios
 LiveRoof®, LLC, the horticultural experts in the green roof industry, announced the introduction of RoofStone™, roof pavers for the LiveRoof® Hybrid Green Roof System. The LiveRoof system is the most technologically advanced and horticulturally refined green roof solution. RoofStone is an accessory for walkways and patios integrated into LiveRoof installations.

“There is a growing demand for walkways and patios as green roof amenities. So architects, green roof designers and contractors asked if we could develop pavers as an accessory for the LiveRoof system,” said Dave MacKenzie, horticulturalist and president of LiveRoof, LLC. “We engineered RoofStone to function as integrated component in LiveRoof applications.”

“We see more and more green roof designs that incorporate pathways and seating areas. RoofStone provides a solution that’s practical and harmonizes with the green roof aesthetics of LiveRoof installations,” said Ron Strasko, owner of Creek Hill Nursery, Leola, Penn. Creek Hill Nursery (which specializes in herbaceous perennials, ornamental grasses and deciduous woody plants) is a licensed distributor in the LiveRoof national network of regional growers and horticultural experts.

RoofStone pavers measure one foot wide x two feet long x four inches tall to match the dimensions of LiveRoof Standard modules and six inches tall for LiveRoof Deep modules. RoofStone pavers feature built-in bases with water channels, so no separate pedestal system is required. In addition, RoofStone pavers fit right up against LiveRoof modules, so no special edging is required. The bases also include convenient handgrips. LiveRoof manufactures the RoofStone base with 100 percent recycled, post-industrial polypropylene. 

RoofStone is available in six versatile colors: Sage, Light Reflective, Mocha, Charcoal, Beach Sand, and Red Brick. The RoofStone surface is concrete with recycled content varying by color. The top edges of the pavers are beveled to prevent chipping and form a water-conducting groove between the pavers.

RoofStone pavers are available from members of LiveRoof’s national network of certified regional growers. The product carries a ten-year limited warranty.

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LiveRoof Helps Projects Earn LEED Points

LiveRoof^® Hybrid Green Roof System Can Help Building Projects Earn LEED^® Points

LiveRoof, the Green Roof Solution that Establishes a Naturally Functioning Ecosystem with Thriving, Full-grown Plants, Contributes to LEED Green Building Certification

SPRING LAKE, Mich. — March 10, 2011 — LiveRoof^®, LLC, the horticultural experts in the green roof industry, announced that the LiveRoof^® Hybrid Green Roof System can contribute to projects earning LEED^® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) credits in categories worth twenty or more points. The LiveRoof system is the most advanced and horticulturally sound green roof solution. LEED from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is a green building certification program that encourages and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices.

“LiveRoof goes above and beyond for LEED," said Dave MacKenzie, horticulturalist and president of LiveRoof, LLC. "Our modules are made in 100 percent recycled material, and we have a national network of regional growers for sourcing our soil and plants. That's why LiveRoof can generally have more impact on LEED credits than other green roof systems."

LiveRoof can help projects achieve LEED points in several categories, including:

SUSTAINABLE SITES:

Protect or Restore Habitat and Maximize Open Space: SS 5.1 Site Development, Protect or Restore Habitat (1 point) and SS 5.2 Site Development, Maximize Open Space (1 point)

Storm Water Design: SS 6.1 Quantity Control (1 point) and SS 6.2 Quantity Control (one point)

Heat Island Effect: SS 7.1 Heat Island Effect - Non-Roof (1 point) and SS 7.2 Heat Island Effect - Roof (1 point)

WATER EFFICIENCY:

Water-Efficient Landscaping: WE 1.1 Reduce by 50 percent (2 points) and WE 1.3 No Potable Water Use or No Irrigation (2 points)

ENERGY & ATMOSPHERE:

Optimize Energy Performance: EA 1.1 to 1.19 (1 to 19 points)

MATERIALS & RESOURCES: 

Construction Waste Management: MR 2 (1 or 2 points)

Recycled Content: MR 4.1-4.2 (1 or 2 points)

Regional Materials: MR 5.1-5.2 (1 or 2 points)

Rapidly Renewable Materials: MR 6 (1 point)

"For some projects, LiveRoof may contribute for Innovation in Design credits, such as Plant Preservation and Restorative Use of Vegetative Waste," said Shannan Gibb-Randall, landscape architect, InSite Design Studio, Inc., Ann Arbor, Mich. "And up to four points are possible in Regional Priority for having a green roof."

With LEED, so much depends on the size of the green roof and the extent to which different defined features are integrated into overall building design," said Teresa A. Nelson, ASLA, LEED AP, Roof Top Sedums, LLC, Davenport, Iowa. "That said, LiveRoof can contribute toward 20 or more LEED points."