New Green Roof Blocks Ready to Install

   
Green roof blocks have a designed ballast weight similar to the ballast weight recommended by single ply roofing manufacturers. The two-foot by two-foot blocks simply rest on the rooftops, and are available in four-inch and 12-inch depths.

Developed from a professional roofer?EUR??,,????'???s point of view, a new way of applying green roofing is making it easy and affordable without having to undertake major structural retrofits. Green roofs have been popular in Europe for decades, but here in the United States, building owners, architects and public officials are only now becoming aware of the benefits of vegetative roof surfaces. Green roofs keep heat in during cold weather and keep heat out during hot summers. Storm water runoff is dramatically reduced by the absorption of soils and plant roots. Reducing the urban heat island effect can lower the overall city temperature by as much as ten degrees. Made by Saint Louis Metalworks Company, Green Roof Blocks are a self-contained portable roof product that functions like roof pavers to ballast single ply roofing systems or rest on top of existing roofing. Since ballasted EPDM membrane roofing systems are the most economical on the market, these blocks let owners and specifiers stay within construction budgets. They combine live plants and growth media and are ready for shipping anywhere in the United States. Integrated pads at the corners and in the center of each roof block elevate them off the roof surface allowing water and air to move freely under the system. The block system allows building owners the option of covering portions of the roof each year as their budgets allow. For more information, go to: www.saintlouismetalworks.com