Green Roof Construction and Maintenance (GreenSource Books) (McGraw-Hill's Greensource) [Hardcover]

Kelly Luckett (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 22, 2009 | ISBN-10: 007160880X | ISBN-13: 978-0071608800 | Edition: 1

A Complete Guide to Building and Maintaining Green Roofs

Written by an industry expert in green roof design and installation, this GreenSource book presents all of the information you need to skillfully design, construct, and maintain green roofs. You will find a wealth of practical details gathered through real-world implementations and independent research.

Green Roof Construction and Maintenance explains how to design a green roof, plan for irrigation and drainage, select and place soil and plants, and maintain the entire setup. The book also discusses return on investment, LEED design specifications, and the myriad short- and long-term environmental benefits of green roofs. Filled with step-by-step illustrations and full-color photographs, this is a valuable, hands-on guide to a rapidly emerging trend in the sustainability movement.

Green Roof Construction and Maintenance includes:

• Key questions to ask at each stage of the green building process
• Tested tips and techniques for successful structural design
• Construction methods for new and existing buildings
• Information on insulation, drainage, detailing, irrigation, and plant selection
• Details on optimal soil formulation
• Illustrations featuring various stages of construction
• Best practices for green roof maintenance
• A survey of environmental benefits, including evapo-transpiration, storm-water management, habitat restoration, and improvement of air quality
• Tips on the LEED design and certification process
• Considerations for assessing return on investment
• Color photographs of successfully installed green roofs
• Useful checklists, tables, and charts

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About the Author

Kelly Luckett, LEED AP, is president of Saint Louis Metalworks, a provider of sheet metal roof accessories and metal roofing. In 2004, his company launched the Green Roof Blocks product line and has since installed more than 50 green roofs, most notably at colleges and universities. He has published newsletter and magazine articles and is a member of Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, a rapidly growing not-for-profit industry association working to promote green roofs throughout North America. 

 

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 1 edition (June 22, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 007160880X
• ISBN-13: 978-0071608800
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #510,430 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A useful and interesting book, March 4, 2010

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Lifelong learner (Saint Louis MO USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Green Roof Construction and Maintenance (GreenSource Books) (McGraw-Hill's Greensource) (Hardcover)

This book provided us with useful information about planning to create a rooftop green space on top of our garage. We haven't actually built the garage yet, but we were having trouble finding enough detailed on-line information to guide us through the planning stage. This book gives enough information to help make important decisions without overwhelming you with choices. It also provides very useful diagrams that are easy to understand. We recommend it!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Textbookish, November 3, 2009

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Bombshelter64 (Chattanooga TN) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Green Roof Construction and Maintenance (GreenSource Books) (McGraw-Hill's Greensource) (Hardcover)

The book seemed a little long on words and somewhat short on practical, usable

information. Photos and diagrams are uninspiring...seems like a textbook or

academic work written in the 1960's or 1970's. However, considering I had very little knowledge of green roofs at all...I was able to increase my understanding. There might be other more

dynamic titles on the subject available.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Good Overall View, January 29, 2010

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John Matlock "Gunny" (Winnemucca, NV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Green Roof Construction and Maintenance (GreenSource Books) (McGraw-Hill's Greensource) (Hardcover)

This book is a good introduction to a fairly new trend in city living. Looking at the flat space on the top of a building and you can readily see that planting some things up there can provide all kinds of advantages. This includes practical advantages such as better insulation. It also can include an area simply more attractive than the normal roof of a building. Here's a way to get a bit of the countryside into the middle of a city.

This book is by an author that has worked on more than fifty green roof projects. As such he can discuss the construction of a green roof from the standpoint of having been there and done that. It's not a detailed construction manual, but instead a conceptual book that will give you an idea of what you can do and how to go about it.