This has been a great year in our region for growing green roofs. Overall, the weather has been mild and rainfall has been plentiful. Even though Mother Nature has been good to us this year, it is always important to check your green roof on a regular basis for maintenance needs. If you have questions, as always we are here to answer your questions. Your success is our success!
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RoofBlue® - NEW Accessory to the LiveRoof® System
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LiveRoof Integrated RoofBlue™ Riser is engineered to provide temporary water detention underneath LiveRoof systems. When used with a control flow drain system, RoofBlue expands the usefulness of a green roof system as a stormwater management tool:
- Reduces burden on stormwater systems.
- May allow for reduced sized stormwater drains - saving money.
- Could reduce or eliminate the need for other forms of on-site stormwater management.
(cisterns, underground tanks, detention ponds, etc.)
- May reduce stormwater utilities or qualify for zoning incentives.
Contact us
to discuss how RoofBlue® can be incorporated into your green roof project.
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AEC Daily liveroof® online course
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It is also a good time of year to learn about the newest trends and topics related to green roofs and green walls. Contact us if your company is interested in a lunch and learn. For your convenience, you can also check out the online courses and earn credit at
www.aecdaily.com/sponsor/liveroof
and
www.aecdaily.com/sponsor/livewall
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The Newest LiveRoof® System Projects
Installed this Summer Include:
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KSU
Beach Museum of Art - Manhattan KS
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Kansas State University's
Marianna Beach Museum of Art
is the site of an inovative green roof
as
part of the
"Cains on the Beach"
courtyard installation. "Cains on the Beach" by artist Stan Herd is an installation in the Stolzer Family Foundation Gallery and is in an open air courtyard. Stan worked
with a creative team of museum staff and students from the departments of Art and Landscape Architecture. Linda Duke, Museum Director says, "From early in the conceptual phase, everyone got excited about the green roof idea. The Landscape architecture students were especially keen on having a chance to design one. We believe the plants soften the rigid feeling of the stones by forming a curve of color across the entire space. We love the way the green roof components have turned the Stolzer Gallery into an inviting garden - a garden that will continually grow, bloom, and change throughout the seasons as it remains on view through May 2017." The green roof uses the LiveRoof® Deep System and features 3 unique sedum mixtures.
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1900 Shawnee Mission Parkway
- Mission Woods KS
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This iconic Modernist structure was built in 1967 as a 2-story building, but originally designed to accommodate a 3rd floor. The extensive renovation of the property includes the addition of that 3rd floor and a green roof. The project features the LiveRoof® Standard System and a diverse and colorful mixture of hardy sedums.
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Five Lincoln - Iowa City, IA
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The apartment complex is in a great location less than 1 minute from The University of Iowa. There is a community rooftop patio/deck with the green roof along the parapet.
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Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Ross Hall Replacement - Leavenworth KS
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Founded in Leavenworth, Kansas, in 1858 by Mother Xavier Ross, the Sisters of Charity Community has deep roots in this Vincentian tradition. Ross Hall is a retirement facility for the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth. This replacement facility features a green roof with a patio area that is surrounded by 3 custom sedum mixtures in the LiveRoof® Standard System.
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Morningside
College Krone Academic Advising Center - Sioux City IA
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The Krone Academic Advising Center is part of Morningside College's new "academic village." The building features a green roof and patio on top of the skywalk which connects Buhler Rohlfs Hall with the Krone Advising Center. The green roof features the LiveRoof® Standard System and a colorful mixture of hardy sedum plants.
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If you have a project in mind, contact us now to get started! We are now working on production for spring green roof installation projects. So, get on board to make your green roof a reality! For potential LiveWall® owners it is time to order and install your LiveWall® System this fall, so you are ready to grow next spring.
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Even though our name is Roof Top Sedums, we do offer a variety of plants to choose from that add to the beauty and function of your green roof. We know sedums are still the toughest and most durable green roof plants for our region that create unmatched coverage. We have a large selection of wildflowers and natives you can add to the function and diversity of your green roof design. We also have options available for turf grasses if owners want a lawn-like look.
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The growing season always provides opportunities for new and unique w ays to grow your plants.
LiveWall® and LiveScreen®
can showcase your beautiful flowers or make growing a vertical veggie garden possible. The design versatility, ease of installation, and proven performance are unmatched. Contact us for more information and get yours today - you will be the envy of those with even the greenest thumbs!
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Are you hungry for more knowledge and maybe a Lunch and Learn?
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Our staff is available for educational presentations, project discussions, and guidance. Just let us know and remember we are Green Roof Professionals! Simply fill out the Request for Information on
our website and let's get started!
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The seedlings for Roof Top Sedums were planted in 2006, when co-owner Teresa Nelson collaborated on a green roof project with LiveRoof® LLC in Michigan. This collaboration led Teresa and her sister, Roxanne Nagel, to fill a void in the growing green roof industry. Roof Top Sedums, LLC began providing custom grown green roof vegetation for the LiveRoof® Hybrid Green Roof System from their family farm in Davenport, Iowa. In addition, they have added the LiveWall®
Vertical Green Wall System to their product line, and are excited to keep growing and growing!
See the
Project Showcase for recent examples of our work.
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