Living Roof Loads

This website based guide builds on the material and information in our original pdf the diy guide to green living roofs which we published in 2008.

Living roof loads.

The venny green roof melbourne. In my region on cape cod we have a ground snow load design of 25 psf which is a greater design load than the live load 12 psf to 20 psf over an entire roof system. While redeveloping our house we decided to install a living roof on our kitchen roof why you ask. D dead load l live load l.

I liked the idea of having a bit more greenery in the property we live in central london 2. Roof loads are a downward vertical force on the home. In other words on a steep roof less material would be stacked in a concentrated area at one time to avoid having it slide off. Where snow isn t a problem the.

This is all of the natural stresses imposed upon a roof such as snow loads rain loads and wind loads. Loads include those from human occupants furnishings nonfixed equipment storage and construction and maintenance activities. The dead load on a roof is the weight of the roof structure itself along with any permanently attached. Determine the transient load of the roof.

The venny green roof has shallow substrates on two types of roof the first roof is on shipping containers and is designed for a dead load of 250kg m 2 and live load of 100kg m 2. The second trussed roof is designed for a dead load of 160kg m 2 and a live load of 40kg m 2. Make a normal flat or sloped roof into a beautiful living garden. Photo by andrew wutke.

The live load on a roof is the weight of any temporary objects on the roof. Roof load live load design is affected by the shape of the roof whether it is flat curved or pitched. This downward imposed load on the home is also known as the snow load. Live loads are produced by the use and occupancy of a building.

Table 3 4 provides recommended design live loads for residential buildings. Load limits on the roof of a building dead loads. This online guide is designed to meet the needs of diy enthusiasts looking to put a green roof on a shed or outhouse builders and landscaper contractors who want to build green roofs. Loads used in design load equations are given letters by type.

We wanted somewhere for some wildlife to have bees etc 3.