Growing Green Guide The Growing Green Guide for Melbourne project is investigating the potential to transform Melbourne’s roofs, walls and facades into vegetated, leafy habitats
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  • About us
    • Acknowledgements
    • Testimonies
    • Disclaimer
  • The Guide
    • Introduction to roofs, walls and facades
      • Green roof definition
      • Green wall definition
      • Green facade definition
      • Benefits
    • Design and planning
      • Site analysis
        • Climate
        • Weight loading
        • Drainage
        • Existing structure and size, access and nearby vegetation
      • Design objectives
      • Drainage and irrigation
      • Maintenance planning
      • Sourcing skills, expertise and information
      • Cost considerations
      • Planning, regulation and local laws
      • Building rating schemes and planing assessment tools
      • Plant selection
        • Green roof plants
        • Green facade plants
        • Green wall plants
      • Plant establishment
      • Urban food production
      • Green roofs for biodiversity
    • Construction and installation
      • General advice
      • Green roofs
        • Roof deck
        • Waterproofing green roofs
        • Protection layers
        • Drainage layers
        • Filter sheet
        • Substrate Properties
        • Substrate for Green Roofs
        • Vegetation
        • Leak detection
        • Thermal insulation
        • Irrigation
        • Wind considerations
        • Slopes and wind protection
        • Hard landscape elements
      • Green walls
        • Waterproofing green walls
        • Irrigation and plant nutrition
        • Green wall vegetation
        • Special considerations for walls
      • Green facades
        • Soils and growing substrates
        • Vegetation
        • Drainage and irrigation
    • Maintenance
      • Maintenance planning
      • Maintenance tasks
      • Plant nutrition
    • Research and evidence
  • Policy Options
  • Demonstration sites
  • Victorian Case Studies
    • The Venny green roof
    • The Triptych Green Wall
    • RMIT University Building 21 Green Facade
    • Freshwater Place Green Roof
    • Minifie Park Green Roof
    • Victorian Desalination Project Green Roof
    • Burnley Biodiversity Green Roof
    • Kangan Institute Green Roof
    • Growing Up Rooftop Garden
  • FAQ

Design and planning

The most important decisions about a green roof, wall or facade are made at the design stage. The benefits of the installation, how easy it will be to build and maintain and how it will operate day-to-day, all depend on the initial design. These pages provide information to help develop a well-considered, achievable design that will work in the long term.

 

Site Analysis

  • Climatic factors on-site
  • Weight loading
  • Drainage
  • Existing structure and size, access and nearby vegetation
  • Site assessment summary

Design and Planning

  • Design objectives
  • Planning for drainage and irrigation
  • Designing for maintenance
  • Sourcing skills, expertise and information
  • Cost considerations
  • Building rating schemes and planning assessment tools
  • Selecting plants
  • Designing for plant establishment

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Related Pages

  • Site analysis
  • Design objectives
  • Drainage and irrigation
  • Maintenance planning
  • Sourcing skills, expertise and information
  • Cost considerations
  • Planning, regulation and local laws
  • Building rating schemes and planing assessment tools
  • Plant selection
  • Plant establishment
  • Urban food production
  • Green roofs for biodiversity

Popular Pages

  • Weight loading
  • Green roof plants
  • Green walls
  • Green facade plants
  • Drainage layers

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