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Greenlinedesign-Maria will design you a roof garden or whatever is within your budget. UK

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 While exploring various garden ideas I stumbled on the urban garden in New York where space is at a premium. There roof top gardens have become common place. For the Earth Home this idea is a natural progression and can be designed into your home when first building.  A roof garden would allow for some unique features/designs not even thought of in the traditional Earth Home. Living with the earth doesn’t mean we have to feel we are totally buried by it. Below are some sources that deal with Roof Gardens, even if from a urban perspective.

Updated March 12, 2010

Active Ventilation Products-A whole slew of products for the roof to help remove moisture and heat. Take a look at their intriguing product called the Aura breather vent.

Atlantis Roof Garden Systems-Drainage Cells in  planter box and roof garden designs, cities can efficiently capture rain water and clean polluted air through increased vegetation. I think these cells could also be great for earth homes and water

American Wick Drain Corporation- Creators of the amerdrain for roof gardens, earth homes and more. Really neat idea and concept. Take a look at the images under Roof Garden and scroll to the bottom for links to uses of the product. Must see.storage.

ARDG-Take a scroll down the list of reasons to build a green roof system.

Cordwood Sauna-Perhaps a strange place to put this except it also has an earth roof. Did you know the original sauna’s were earth sheltered?

Domestic Roofwater Harvesting-roofwater harvesting system comprises a roof, a storage tank and a means such as guttering of connecting the one to the other.

ERSystems-A tale of two roofs. This material stretched and insulates.

Fresh veg city- Rooftop gardens are ideal for densely packed and increasingly smoggy Montreal

Garland Co-Information on Green roofs for the North American and UK markets.

Green Roofs-A central resource on Green Roof gardens, jobs, information on where to find a builder and more.

Hurstwic-Take a gander at the three different turf roof reconstruction’s.

Issues and Ideas-Could an eco-roof be in your future? (PDF)

Mesic Meadow Ecosystem-A short study on the concept of putting a library underneath a wet meadow. I like the idea.

Newton System-NEWTON 500 membranes for waterproofing underground structures such as wet basements, damp cellars, flooded vaults, dripping railway arches, damp stations, turf roofs and many other problems that require a long lasting flexible damp and waterproof solution. UK

Oesch Environmental Design-Take a look at their living roof page

Oldroyd-Oldroyd Xv  is a waterproof membrane system It is a convenient way to prevent ingress of water from the roofing turf.

Permatill-So, you probably didn’t realize they have soil specifically tailored for roof gardens. I wouldn’t be surprised if this soil could be utilized with earth homes in some locations.

Platon Xtra Tuf-Ordinary roof? Why shingle when you can tuf it?

Prelasti-This UK company has created a rubber water proofing component to beautify concrete roofs. Take a look see.

Roofscapes-Green technology for the urban environment. PA

Sani-Tred-US based company has developed a waterproofing product which is safe, odor free and can be used for roof gardens, tunnel sealers, in aquaculture and more.

Solar Star Attic Fan-Research has proven that heat and moisture are every attic's worst enemy. Solar Star, the leader in solar powered attic ventilation, brings you the most technically-advanced, environmentally-friendly, ventilation solution available today..

Tamar Landscape Architects-Not sure if most of us can afford their designs but for desert roof gardens I sure would love to visit some of the places they’ve helped build. Israel

The Grow Spot-Interesting coverings from around the globe

ThermoSheild-Their roof coating is unique in the industry. When wet it swells and becomes waterproof. When dry it shrinks and allows moisture to escape.

Urban Agriculture: The Potential of Rooftop Gardening- Urban agriculture, the Site and the Plan, observations and more. A lot of excellent material here to eliminate a lot of concerns an earth home builder might have.

USDA-Plants Database-The PLANTS Database provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories..

Xero Flor Canada-Thinking of a roof garden? They have among their products the pre-seeded blanket. Grow your roof with these simple blankets which are seeded with the necessary plants.

Zinco-I really love this site which deals with having roof gardens built over underground garages. They say its even possible to have a pond. People with a vision. Well done site as well. International.

My Landscapes-Comes up with ideas for outdoor use including a section on roof gardens.UK

Hanging Gardens of Babylon-One of the wonders of the ancient world. These were probably the origin of the Roof Garden System.

Hanging Gardens-The approach to the Garden sloped like a hillside and the several parts of the structure rose from one another tier on tier... On all this, the earth had been piled... and was thickly planted with trees of every kind that, by their great size and other charm, gave pleasure to the beholder... The water machines [raised] the water in great abundance from the river, although no one outside could see it.

 

Seattle Adapts to Life at the Top-Our State Environmental Policy Act may be a burden for designers and their clients. But today it’s improving human habitat as never before. Consider the positive effects of SEPA on two-legged urban types living 40, 50, even 100 feet above ground.

 

Up on the roof National Geo

Up on the Roof-If buildings sprang up suddenly out of the ground like mushrooms, their rooftops would be covered with a layer of soil and plants.

Solar roof garden-The Solar Roof concept is to bring transparency to our world especially our homes. I’ve have always been very impressed with this idea and suggest you take time to study the ideas presented here. Society is changing and its only a matter of time before people realize the benefit of using the roof over their head for more than shelter.