Duke Marine Lab: Green Roof Installation at Repass Center

This video shows the installation process of the green roof on the Repass Ocean Conservation Center at the Duke Marine Lab in Beaufort.

The Ocean Conservation Center is located Beaufort, North Carolina at the Duke University Marine Laboratory. The building was designed by the office of Frank Harmon Architect PA and is a stellar example of merging the built structure with site. The green roof is one of many environmentally sensitive technologies at the Ocean Conservation Center. The green roof selected is a pre-vegetated extensive system (Xero Flor America), with specialized components to secure the green roof from coastal high wind/hurricane exposure. The system was selected due to the structural capacity of the building, availability of regionally sourced material, LEED Platinum certification, and the challenges associated with a windy coastal climate.

Living Roofs, Inc. worked with Frank Harmon Architect PA and Xero Flor America to design and install the green roof system. LRI also installed an irrigation system on the green roof which is supplied by rainwater catchment. The green roof is visible from ground level and from an adjacent 4-story faculty office and laboratory building. This project was completed in April 2010.

For more information please visit:

Duke University Marine Lab http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/marinelab

Living Roofs, Inc. http://www.livingroofsinc.com

Xero Flor America http://www.xeroflora.com

Frank Harmon Architect PA http://www.frankharmon.com

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• Duke Marine Lab
• green roof
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