2008 Green Roof Industry Survey Results

The north american green roof industry continued to be a driving force in sustainability and resilience planning with an estimated 5 15 market growth trend since 2013.

2008 green roof industry survey results.

Peck has spearheaded the development of the accredited green roof professional grp program and has co written and or edited the following resource. Author of award winning green roof designs 2008 and the rise of living architecture 2012 mr. Green roofs for healthy cities grhc is the north american industry association for the green roof and wall sectors. Mostly green areas are permanent and pre planned extensions of the roof itself.

For more information on the green roof industry survey or media passes to citiesalive. You may also see buildings where a patio or ledge converts to get the same results as a roof but this is usually for large edifices. From the survey results on the suitable building types for the implementation of green roof systems in hong kong about 74 61 32 69 57 79 70 and 7 considered that residential offices industrials shopping centres hotels education institutions community centres and others are suitable for the implementation. Green or living roofs consist of a growing medium and vegetation layer over engineered roof membranes.

The result showed that a total of 1675 kg of air pollutants was removed by 19 8 ha of green roofs in one year with o3 accounting for 52 of the total no2 27 pm10 14 and so2 7. While green roofs have a long history their construction has increased substantially in recent years. Grhc develops and protects the market by increasing the awareness of the economic social and environmental benefits of green roofs green walls and other forms of living architecture through education advocacy professional development and celebrations of excellence. Green roof construction grew by 30 percent in north america last year according to the 2007 green roof industry survey by the nonprofit industry association green roofs for healthy cities.

The annual green roof industry survey which measures the growth of the green roof market in north america. Industry surveys journal of living architecture living architecture monitor policy resources. Despite the recent economic downturn the number of green roof installations in north america increased 35 in 2008.