Green Roof Systems: A Guide to the Planning, Design, and Construction of Landscapes over Structure

Authors: Susan K. Weiler and Katrin Scholz-Barth

Green Roof Systems: A Guide to the Planning, Design, and Construction of Landscapes over Structure, is a resource for design teams and construction consultants, covering design and construction considerations for the installation of landscapes over plaza decks, parking structures, below-grade structures, vegetative roofing systems, and other structures.

Coauthor Susan Weiler, ASLA, is a partner at OLIN, a Philadelphia landscape architectural and design firm, and developed the landscape engineering and construction curriculum at Temple University in Philadelphia. Coauthor Katrin Scholz-Barth is a consultant based in Washington, DC, was formerly director of dustainable design for the HOK Planning Group, and has taught at Harvard and the University of PA. Both authors received the 2003 Green Roof Award of Excellence for the Montgomery Park project in Baltimore, MD.

For roofing and waterproofing consultants, this book provides perspective from city scale to project scale. This perspective may be useful for consultants who want to improve their understanding of macro social and political thought driving the consideration of vegetated systems. It does not, however, provide entirely accurate information on the waterproofing and weight-bearing aspects affecting landscapes over structures.

The book is helpful for individuals concerned with choosing the right plants. Anyone involved with vegetated systems is encouraged to read this book and become proactive in the industry to address the misconceptions this book conveys.

313 pages.
Hardcover.
130 photographs, charts, and diagrams.