Making life more comfortable for residents of houseboats in Amsterdam
Posted on Tuesday 14 March, 2017
To provide more comfort to houseboats in Amsterdam Sedumworld.com applied Urbanscape Green Roof System featuring Urbanscape Green Roll and Sempergreen Sedum-mix blanket.
Storm water buffer through natural evaporation
The houseboats have a lightweight wooden roof construction with a minimum insulation. In the summer the transfer of solar energy dramatically rises the indoor temperature. The lightweight design of Urbanscape Green Roof System does not compromise the structure stability and at the same time provides good storm water buffer through natural evaporation, herewith cooling the roof of the boat. Furthermore, the Sedum roof increases biodiversity in urban spaces by providing protection and a source of food for bees, butterflies and other insects.
Temperature peeks dramatically reduced
The difference in the real Inner Surface Specific Heat Flux can be seen on below chart calculated specifically based on Amsterdam climate data. As the data clearly shows, during the temperature peeks heat flux will be dramatically reduced.
Please watch the installation by Sedumworld.com of the Urbanscape Green Roof Sytem below: