Arbutus

A cutting edge green roof that featured an extensive amount of biodiversity than any previous Architek project. This meadow style green roof with native flowers and grasses is an incredible hotspot for pollinators, insects, and more.

The square footage of this project was more than an acre in size spread over several green roofs.

Design

This green roof contains 6 inches of grow media with a Soprema Ecovent drain board. The wildflowers and grasses were hydroseeded to ensure full coverage with verdant green vegetation.

Installation

This installation required collaboration multiple parties from multiple trades including roofing, craning, hydroseeding, general contractor, and more.

Maintenance

Maintenance was done with both ancient and modern tools. The European Scythe was used to mow down meadow grasses in Fall along with electric trimmers. Applications of compost extract has helped the plants to thrive and provide abundant flowers and greenery.

Challenges / Solutions

Ongoing care of plants has given us stronger knowledge of a diverse array of plants on green roofs.

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Ready to get started?

Our expertise in living walls and green roofs for both large and small projects helps simplify the process from design to installation. Call us before starting your next project.

Vancouver
202-28 W 7th Ave
Vancouver, BC V5Y 1L6

1 (604) 714-0028

Toronto
18-55 Fleming Dr
Cambridge, ON N1T 2A9

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Montreal
120-5425 de Bordeaux
Montréal, QC H2H 2P9

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Our Vancouver offices are located on the unceded and ancestral territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh speaking peoples, the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, and has been stewarded by them since time immemorial.

Vancouver is located on territory that was never ceded, or given up to the Crown by the Musqueam, Squamish, or Tsleil-Waututh peoples. The term unceded acknowledges the dispossession of the land and the inherent rights that Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh hold to the territory. The term serves as a reminder that Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh have never left their territories and will always retain their jurisdiction and relationships with the territory.

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