Green Roof Water Retention Fleece

Some options also include a water retention fleece made of 100 recycled polymer fibers to capture and store water and manage storm water runoff.

Green roof water retention fleece.

It can capture and store more than 7 5 times its own weight in water. They have to be mounted linked to each other and floating over the protective layer of the waterproofing. Green roof drainage system xf 3111 drain water retention for semi intensive gd. Fleece based systems utilize our non organic moisture retention mats which store water and allow for root growth.

Later the sun comes out and the plants use the rainwater to evapotranspire. Rain falls onto a relatively dry green roof and the green roof absorbs the water usually in pore spaces. These elements have high retention capacity and can be used for extensive and intensive green roofs with car traffic heavy vehicles etc. A filter fleece separates the drainage layer from the roof garden substrate in a green roof structure.

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. 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. 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. Green roof solutions protection mats are specially designed needle punched fleece constructed of 100 recycled polyester and polypropylene fibers. It is lightweight flexible and easy to install. This means that the water leaves the roof as vapor.

Xf drain green roof drains contain a minimum of 40 by weight of recycled polymer from post industrial sources. Lightweight and highly absorbent it can capture over 6 times its own weight in water. Together they form the drainage layer of the ecological roof. It prevents small soil particles from filling the drainage layer and so the water buffering function of the drainage layer remains intact for longer.

Our water retention fleece is a nonwoven made of 100 recycled synthetic and natural fibres.