Mechanical and Electrical Engineer: Cobalt Engineers Living Building Challenge Petal Certification, Most Sustainable Building of the Year for 2014, 2017 Award of Excellence Green Roof for Healthy Cities. Ecologist: Nick Page Would you like one of your projects to be featured on Greenroofs.com? Due to varying slopes several kinds of ZinCo system build-ups were applied. Designed to captivate the imagination of passers-by, a vegetated green roof is supported by a curvaceous wood structure.
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This proposal intended the building’s roof to be visible and attractive for the passersby on Oak street, whether they were pedestrian or motorists. Just ask for our client reference list. h�b``�b``�d```�x
Located in the heart of Vancouver, BC, the spectacular 22-hectare (55-acre) VanDusen Botanical Garden is renowned internationally for its beauty and for leadership in plant conservation, biodiversity and sustainability. The building uses on-site renewable sources to achieve net-zero energy. We spent a cloudy Friday afternoon on top of the green roof at VanDusen. Civil Engineer: Binnie Engineers Owner: City of Vancouver Landscape Architect: Cornelia Oberlander with Sharp and Diamond Landscape Architects Watch the VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre Project of the Week Video below or see it on our GreenroofsTV channel on YouTube: Greenroofs.com Project of the Week 5/30/17 video photos courtesy of ZinCo Canada; Perkins+Will graphics and photos including by Nic Lehoux via ZinCo Canada; VanDusen Botanical Garden; screenshot from September 2010 Landscape Architecture by ASLA; VanDusen Botanical Garden 1.jpg by Stan Shebs GFDL, CC BY-SA 3.0 or CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons; and Projects In Place Society. Photo: Sharp Diamond Landscape Architecture via ZinCo Canada. On May 16, 2016, the VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre received Living Building Challenge™ (LBC) Petal Certification by the International Living Future Institute. 56 0 obj
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The architects envisioned a breathtaking and sustainable visitor centre with a one-of-a-kind green roof. The green roof sections encourage flora and fauna to extend up onto it, changing with the seasons. Need assistance in your community, we're here for you!
If you would like to request an estimate please click the get started button below. Inspired by the organic forms and natural systems of a native orchid, the project is organized into undulating green roof ‘petals’ that float above rammed earth walls.
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The vegetated land ramp connects the greenroof to the ground plane, encouraging use by local fauna and promoting biodiversity.
It's been ten months since the roof was installed the green roof has achieved nearly 100% … Size: 17222 sq.ft. With slopes ranging from 2 degrees to 50 degrees, this project used three different greenroof systems: the “ZinCo Perennial Garden,” “ZinCo Sloping Meadow,” and the oculus roof with a slope of more than 45 degrees which was installed with the “ZinCo Steep Sloping Meadow” system including the Georaster elements for growing media retention. Type: Semi-Intensive hޜko�8���
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Due to the varying inclinations and curvatures of the roof surface, three different systems were applied: on the flat areas a build-up based on Floradrain® FD 40-E, on the pitched roof areas a build-up with Floraset® FS 75 and on the steep roof areas a build-up with Georaster® . The idea for this roof shape was developed by the famous landscape architect Cornelia Hahn Oberlander, known for the perfect integration of her landscaping into the overall architectural concept.
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Building Type: Educational Did we miss your contribution? As an aside it's wonderful to work with Cornelia and inspiring to see how excited she gets seem the little details come to fruition.
The entire green roof was hydroseeded with local grasses and planted with bulbs native to the area.
Structurally, the roof has visual interest inside and out while maintaining a warmth that only wood can provide. The multi-award winning VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre is truly a living building embracing bio-mimicry and is open to the public daily.
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