Tudor's Green Roof will be an "extensive" type with trees, shrubs, and grass just like a ground level park. This will extend the life of the roof, reduce heating and cooling costs, reduce water runoff, reduce Carbon dioxide emissions, increase oxygen, reduce the "heat island" effect on adjacent buildings and enhance songbird habitat. The Tudor family will have an urban "Green Oasis" in the middle of a desert of black and metal rooftops. The roofdeck surface will have 6 different levels with 3 different Garden focal points. A Zen garden with Japanese elements, a English garden with a formal Croquet green, and a Wildflower Garden. All trees and shrubs will be organically grown, and watered with a drip irrigation system. Roanoke's first Loft/rooftop garden will showcase what's possible in adaptive reuse of old urban buildings using new "Green roof" technologies. The City of Roanoke has partnered with the Tudor family with this demonstration project of a suburban family with children, returning to live in Roanoke's downtown.
the interactive design group, are the Architects
Ren Heard is the garden designer
Renovation Specialists is supplying the project construction team
Organic-tree-farm.com is supplying the landscaping
Financing by My Valley Bank |
