Green Roof Mexico City

Between the months of may 2017 and january 2018 at the infonavit headquarters building in mexico city our team redesigned and installed the new version of the green roof covering 2500 square meters composed of 149 species of mexican succulents agavaceae cacti and others and herbaceous foliage plants on a 5265 square meter rooftop.

Green roof mexico city.

I ll be presenting our 2010 top 10 list of hot trends in greenroof greenwall design here and. Suffice it to say that the largest green roof in latin america is concentrated in mexico city. Green roof systems de mexico has its own mix. The mexican association for green roofing amena by its acronym in spanish the government of mexico city s environment secretary and the world green infrastructure network wgin are presenting the world green roof congress 2010 in mexico city mexico on october 7 9 and we ll be there.

The popularity of green roofs has increased in the united states due to their many benefits while pretty green roofs serve a much greater purpose than simple beautification. In mexico there is also a growing and timely effervescence for green roofs. Maintenance requirements may include inspection of the roof membrane and drainage flow paths. A green roof also known as a rooftop garden or a living roof is a vegetative layer grown on a rooftop.

The national council of science and technology conacyt is supporting these efforts by supporting research projects in other areas of the country. The roofs which include well developed gardens. Green roof systems in mexico city. On the central building of the infonavit national workers housing fund institute located in the guadalupe inn neighborhood a peculiar green lung was built.

Mexico city is currently latin america s leader in green roofs with over twenty thousand square feet of green space in the city s buildings. Water is stored by the roof s substrate and. Green roofs can reduce stormwater runoff via water wise gardening techniques. Once a green roof is well established maintenance requirements are usually minimal.

The hsbc green roof was installed on the 10th floor and it is possible to access the greenroof with the pathways that were included for such purposes by appointment only growth media. Green roofs are appropriate in most of the properties in the city including residential commercial industrial and institutional properties. In yucatan for example the university. These gardens are constructed on elevated building surfaces such as parking lots or residential terraces.

Unlike traditional black tar roofs green roofs reduce energy costs by absorbing heat instead of attracting it and. This standard is the first of its kind in latin america. Green roofs play a significant role in retrofitting the low impact development lid practices in urban areas.