Garland GreenShield Modular Green Roof

The employee-owned Cleveland company Garland is at the forefront here, with movable, interlocking, 46-inch square container modules that hold plant material and the underlying growth. Trademarked as GreenShield, it's molded with pallet channels for fork lifting, as well as drainage perforations.

The modules can incorporate standard lightweight soils, aggregates, filter fabrics and roof plants, while allowing the pretty easy flexibility of having distinct plants in each module. They can be cut and shaped, and sprinkler heads can be cut into the modules where needed.

You'll still need a good commercial roofing contractor to make sure your particular roof can support the weight of soil and is otherwise suitable for going green. And, obviously, you'll want to read our article "Greening Your Roof: You Can Do It, and It'll Be Great. Here's How, and Why…" and our article on New York State's Green Roofs Tax Abatement program, which continues through March 2013. So raise high the roof beams, carpenters — we're goin' green!

The Garland Company, Inc.  • 3800 East 91st Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44105 • (216) 641-7500 • toll-free (800) 321-9336 E-mail contact page here

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