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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

• 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 th S i – Oenethera Speciosa – 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.

Questions