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REDDING LIBRARY GREEN ROOF GREEN ROOF PLANNING PLANNING Citizen need Grant availability Public design process Desire for green features Green Roof Advantages Green Roof Advantages Longer roof life Longer roof life
REDDING LIBRARY GREEN ROOF GREEN ROOF
PLANNING PLANNING • Citizen need – Grant availability • Public design process – Desire for green features
Green Roof Advantages Green Roof Advantages • Longer roof life Longer roof life • More insulation More insulation • Storm water • Storm water filtration/retention
Basic Design Basic Design • 20-year PVC Roof 20 year PVC Roof – “Standard” cricket design – Standard roof drains • Electric hole location
The Plants The Plants • Selected for: – Low water need – Low maintenance – Year-round green – Staggered bloom Staggered bloom • They are: – Geranium “Reussell Prichard” – O Oenethera Speciosa th S i – Briza Media – Penstemon Digitalis – Salvia Nemosa – Festuca Glauca – Penstemon Gracilis – Prunella Grandiflora – Tulipa Tarda – Carex Testacea – Eschscholzia Californica Eschscholzia Californica
Maintenance Maintenance • Exposed, temporary p y irrigation. • “Regular” fertilizing and weed control.
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