Description: Mineral wool / rock wool usage as a proven green roof technology for high efficiency stormwater management / high stormwater retention in green roofs.
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Green roofs are often the best available technology for urban stormwater management. Mineral wool usage is a green roof technology that is documented to improve green roof stormwater retention characteristics. Mineral wool’s long history of successful usage in green roofs is documented by the Mineral Wool in Green Roofs white paper
The North American green roof industry is rapidly evolving to improve green roof technologies to provide better stormwater management solutions, while responding to concerns about wind-resistance, fire-resistance, weight restrictions, and nutrient reduction. Mineral wool, when used as part of a complete green roof profile, elegantly responds to all these concerns. EcoCline is one such green roof technology, developed by Furbish.
Mineral wool is a renewable resource with qualities that are highly desirable in green roofs, including high stormwater retention, high durability, and excellent horticultural properties, all within a lightweight green roof assembly.