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| Wind Engineering went Green Wind Engineering utilized Green Roof Blocks, to install the environment friendly roof at its Oak Bend office building. Green Roofs are aesthetic vegetated roof covers that help to reduce energy consumption and costs, decrease storm water runoff, and preserve the life of roof materials. While traditional green roofs are expensive, require expensive water proofing, drainage systems and an excessive amount of soil, Wind Engineering opted for the new portable system developed by Green Roof Blocks. Green Roof Blocks are self contained portable units that hold four square feet of drought resistant sedum foliage that are available in over 400 plant styles. The 98 Green Roof Blocks installed for the Wind Engineering project were grown off site for nearly three months to allow the plants to develop and mature. This option allowed the rooftop to be instantly green with fully grown plants rather than the typical seedlings planted in many green roofs. The Green Roof Blocks were hoisted to the roof using a shingle roofing conveyor. write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Construction News :: home page |