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EGR SB+ Sedum Blanket Green<br />
Roof System was installed; the first<br />
component fitted was the EGR DBR20<br />
cuspated drainage board, added EGR F<br />
filter layer and then completed with the<br />
surface using EGR Extensive Substrate<br />
overlaid with EGR Sedum Blanket on<br />
coir matting.<br />
Colour all year round<br />
Sedum green roofs offer an<br />
aesthetically vibrant finish, offering<br />
colour all year round. EGR’s system has<br />
a high water-holding capacity due to<br />
the EGR drainage/retention boards and<br />
the EGF specialist substrate. Sedums<br />
are succulents which hold water within<br />
their form which further enhances<br />
this system’s performance. This helps<br />
mitigate urbanised flooding. Sedum<br />
blankets specifically offer at least 90%<br />
coverage from install, delivering instant<br />
effect and helping prevent invasive<br />
species from bedding during initial<br />
establishment.<br />
Efficient and professional<br />
James Foster, Director at Able<br />
Waterproofing, explained: “The<br />
client brief was very exact and<br />
comprehensive to deliver due to the<br />
central city location.<br />
“From experience, we knew that<br />
we could rely on Eco Green Roofs<br />
to deliver the green roof and<br />
hard landscaping efficiently and<br />
professionally, giving us a single<br />
point of contact for both, differing<br />
elements.”<br />
Green and social<br />
John Higgins, Project<br />
Manager for McAleer<br />
& Rushe, added:<br />
“Under Birmingham’s<br />
Contact<br />
Eco Green Roofs<br />
T: 01277 355705<br />
www.ecogreenroofs.co.uk<br />
Design Plan, ‘developments need to<br />
be supported by suitable green and<br />
social infrastructure’, so inclusion<br />
of green elements within the Onyx<br />
scheme was key to our ability to<br />
develop the project.<br />
“The green roof and landscaping<br />
were also part of the BREEAM<br />
criteria. Their delivery to<br />
specification by Eco Green Roofs was<br />
a fundamental element in achieving<br />
the BREEAM very good target for<br />
the scheme. Most importantly, it<br />
delivered a living environment for<br />
students that, despite its highly<br />
urbanised setting, still gives them a<br />
welcoming outdoor space on-site to<br />
relax beside nature.”<br />
Images show the green<br />
roofs at Onyx, a student<br />
accommodation project<br />
in central Birmingham.<br />
Tweet: @EcoGreenRoofs
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