Green Roof Water Retention Fleece

A filter fleece separates the drainage layer from the roof garden substrate in a green roof structure.

Green roof water retention fleece.

Green roof solutions offers all the critical components for fleece based living wall systems ranging from peel and stick waterproofing to custom built water tanks. Together they form the drainage layer of the ecological roof. Rain falls onto a relatively dry green roof and the green roof absorbs the water usually in pore spaces. Lightweight and highly absorbent it can capture over 6 times its own weight in water.

It prevents small soil particles from filling the drainage layer and so the water buffering function of the drainage layer remains intact for longer. Bgr 0600 is a water retention fleece specifically designed to enhance the water retention capacity of green roof systems. These elements have high retention capacity and can be used for extensive and intensive green roofs with car traffic heavy vehicles etc. They have to be mounted linked to each other and floating over the protective layer of the waterproofing.

Fleece based systems utilize our non organic moisture retention mats which store water and allow for root growth. It is a non woven made of synthetic fibers that are durable and do not rot. This means that the water leaves the roof as vapor. Often inspired by patrick blanc style vertical gardens diy ers as well as contractors use our high quality products to create living works of art.

Drainage and water retention element. The secret of green roof water retention is green retention works like this. Our protection mats are multifunctional products which are compatible with multiple membranes for use as a first layer of protection on the waterproofing membrane or above the root barrier. Later the sun comes out and the plants use the rainwater to evapotranspire.

Some options also include a water retention fleece made of 100 recycled polymer fibers to capture and store water and manage storm water runoff. It is lightweight flexible and easy to install. Xf drain green roof drains contain a minimum of 40 by weight of recycled polymer from post industrial sources. Green roof solutions protection mats are specially designed needle punched fleece constructed of 100 recycled polyester and polypropylene fibers.

It can capture and store more than 7 5 times its own weight in water.