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Intensive green roofs, or roof gardens, are developed to be accessible. They are often used for recreation and other social activities. Hence they are associated with added weight, higher capital cost, more intensive planting and higher maintenance requirements. The plant selection ranges from ornamental lawn, shrubs, and bushes to trees. As they are designed for usage, regular maintenance such as mowing, fertilising, watering and weeding is required. <ref> CS E04:2010 Guidelines on filter, drainage and root penetration barrier layers for rooftop greenery </ref>
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Intensive green roofs, or roof gardens, are developed to be accessible. They are often used for recreation and other social activities. Hence they are associated with added weight, higher capital cost, more intensive planting and higher maintenance requirements. The plant selection ranges from ornamental lawn, shrubs, and bushes to trees. As they are designed for usage, regular maintenance such as mowing, fertilising, watering and weeding is required. <ref> Centre for Urban Greenery and Ecology (CUGE) Singapore Standards CS E04:2010 </ref>
 
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== References ==
 
== References ==

Latest revision as of 11:31, 28 September 2017

Intensive green roofs, or roof gardens, are developed to be accessible. They are often used for recreation and other social activities. Hence they are associated with added weight, higher capital cost, more intensive planting and higher maintenance requirements. The plant selection ranges from ornamental lawn, shrubs, and bushes to trees. As they are designed for usage, regular maintenance such as mowing, fertilising, watering and weeding is required. [1]

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References

  1. Centre for Urban Greenery and Ecology (CUGE) Singapore Standards CS E04:2010
  2. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VivoCity_Roof_Garden_3.jpg#filehistory