If you own a business located downtown or in a more urban environment, you may feel the ache of wanting landscaping to add personality and appeal to your building. Monarch Landscape Companies is here to show you how a green roof can give you all you desire and more. Here are several advantages of green roofs for commercial properties.
If you’ve been up on your company’s rooftop, then you may already realize the effect precipitation has on the dirt, dust, debris and particulates stranded on your roof and your property’s exterior appearance. Unsightly runoff may result in unnecessary work, spending and property damage. By setting up roof top gardens, you have plants to absorb excess water and various materials that may contribute to runoff. You also create a green roof that diverts excess storm water into a storm water system.
During the summer, metal, concrete and steel surrounding your business may magnify heat, turning already high temperatures into something downright torturous. Further, all that extra heat means cranking up the air conditioner to keep your employees and building cool, resulting in extra (and unnecessary) costs.
If you have a lush garden on your rooftop, your vegetation soaks up the heat and keeps it from invading your building and your cooling bills. Green roofs can reduce the amount of heat commercial buildings churn out by roughly 50 degrees. This benefits not only your building, but it also aids buildings around you.
A green roof saves you money in more ways than reducing air-conditioning bills. You could increase the overall value of your property with a garden, especially if you operate in an area where green spaces are scarce. Rooftop vegetation also boosts your roofing system’s R-value, which is the measurement of material resistance to heat flow.
If you have a dark-colored rooftop, it drags in heat like a sponge, which stresses your building’s mechanical systems. Besides more spending, the added demand on your systems may compromise their overall life expectancy. Roof vegetation combats this by giving you an added layer of insulation. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t invest in quality thermal insulation. A green roof adds to that insulation rather than replacing it.
You may already be familiar with the woes of a broken air-conditioned that continually cycles on and off during a heatwave or fails to reach your desired temperature. If the same happens in a commercial building, it may make it almost impossible to get anything done. Green roofs help cool the air that cooling systems draw in, reducing the workload and amount of energy the appliance needs to keep you comfortable. Adding greenery to your roof may help you get more years out of your current HVAC system.
