Green Roof Construction Courses

Green roofs for healthy cities grhc is the north american industry association for the green roof and wall sectors.

Green roof construction courses.

This online guide is designed to meet the needs of diy enthusiasts looking to put a green roof on a shed or outhouse builders and landscaper contractors who want to build green roofs. For information on our other roofing courses please click on the relevant links below. Slopes and angles for green roofs. Learn about green walls and facades grow 1500 over three wednesday evenings starting nov.

Only 2 left in stock more on the way. Green roof construction and maintenance greensource books mcgraw hill s greensource by kelly luckett jul 13 2009. Grhc develops and protects the market by increasing the awareness of the economic social and environmental benefits of green roofs green walls and other forms of living architecture through education advocacy professional development and celebrations of excellence. Free shipping by amazon.

4 0 out of 5 stars 5. The pitch of your roof determines how fast rainwater runs off it. Green roof design installation green roof waterproofing drainage and green roof plants growing media. To support lightweight sedum green roof construction your roof needs a loading capacity of at least 120 kg per square metre.

Each course has been carefully designed by experts to help you develop the knowledge you need to differentiate yourself within the market. Green roof design installation is part one of the three part green roof professional grp training series this course will provide you with the latest information on green roof benefits technical standards product innovations and design and installation best practice. This website based guide builds on the material and information in our original pdf the diy guide to green living roofs which we published in 2008. Before this no traditional discipline or training contained all of the competencies necessary for green roof success from building science horticulture irrigation waterproofing plant physiology structural engineering and beyond.

Green roofs can help reduce energy costs for a building by acting as another layer of insulation between the inside and outside of the roof. World green roof day 2020 is june 6. Get it as soon as thu oct 1. Our green roofs course grow 1000 will run over three saturdays starting october 17th.

For a wildflower roof with a 150mm depth of the substrate work on loading capacity of 250kg per square metre. Green roof professional grp training is a flexible program comprised of three courses. Hardcover 71 00 71. A saving of 15 00.

For more discounts and special offers click here. Combine green roofing course with fibreglass grp flat roofing course. For 5 day roof construction courses click here for 5 day roof tiling courses click.