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ISBN: 088192640X

ISBN13: 9780881926408

Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls

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The latest techniques for planting roofs and walls to enhance our buildings and benefit the environment. The green roof industry is booming and the technology changing fast as professionals respond to the unique challenges of each new planting. In this comprehensively updated, fully revised edition of their authoritative reference, Nigel Dunnett and Noel Kingsbury reveal the very latest techniques, materials, and plants, and showcase some spectacular new case studies for the non-professional. Green roofs and walls reduce pollution and runoff, help insulate and reduce the maintenance needs of buildings, contribute to biodiversity, and provide habitats for wildlife. In addition to all this, they are attractive to look at and enhance the quality of life of residents. In Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls, Revised and Updated Edition , the authors describe and illustrate the practical techniques required to design, implement, and maintain a green roof or wall to the highest standards. This informative, up-to-the-minute reference will encourage gardeners everywhere to consider the enormous benefits to be gained from planting on their roofs and walls.
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Customer Reviews

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Rated 5 stars
the most comprehensive green roof book in english

While there is a lot of information available on green roofs, much of the older writing is in German. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the history and benefits of green roofs as well as some of the design challenges. While it does not get into the nitty gritty of design and installation, it is definitely the place to start if you are thinking about designing and installing a green roof.

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Just what I was looking for!

This is a great book! They manage to put enough things in here to encourage and challenge you and yet not too much -- they wont scare you away. It dose get almost too detailed from time to time but for the most part they really have a book here that anyone new or experienced in the field can enjoy. I love it and would love to get this out to my friends and neighbors.

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Rated 5 stars
interesting text, important information, original photographs

Wide range of examples of designs presenting different approaches to green roof and living walls planting. Examples rarely accessible in other books. Described methods, plants selections and names of producers give real help in daytime work. Book for interesting reading! not only for looking on photographs.

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Rated 5 stars
A serious attempt on a difficult subject

I am a big advocate on using plants to create green walls and roofs. They can reduce the urban "heat island" effect and create usable green open spaces. I found this book's discussions on Intensive Green Roof, Extensive Green Roof, Ecoroof, Brown Roof, etc interesting. This book is a serious attempt on a difficult subject. The color photos inside the book are helpful also. There are still technical difficulties in using...

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Organic Architecture with Plants

Greenroof professionals and enthusiasts alike will be delighted with the easy reading and scope of content offered in "Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls" by Nigel Dunnett and Noël Kingsbury. Very well organized, the book's forte and major value is as an essential resource - especially in terms of plant description, characteristics and specification. It's also a great bargain in that the book is filled with color photos,...

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