LiveRoof: Green Roof Fire Test

The following test and video demonstrate how the LiveRoof system performed when populated with Sedums and exposed to 10 minutes of surface flame. Results should be expected to vary with the type of vegetation and specific soil.
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Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Green
• Roof
• LiveRoof
• Building
• Code
• Sedum
• Garden
• Fire
• Flame
• Product
• Vegetated
• Module
• Living

[iLOVENATURE2011]

that if the fire started above the green roof...what if the fire started in the ceiling?

[tj1990]

@flyingpigstuff woah..

[flyingpigstuff]

@tj1990 In Australia about 60% of the time though technically it starts inside. Most homes here are subject to radiant heat exceeding 5000 watts per meter. Take 5 bar heaters and place a steel covered piece of wood under it and see what happens. The roof becomes a hotplate. This is why some homes explode in a wildfire. Gases build up in the roof space and eventually ignite. On a fire day the roof is already above 80 degrees from heat and sunlight anyway. It only has to gain 230 deg to burn.

[tj1990]

how often does a fire start on a roof?

[TendencyDriven]

Check there website if you haven't already. Other than that I think google and Wiki is the only option.

Sorry for the really late reply

[Pjam2006]

wow this is great! There isn't much info about the fire testing on green roofs. Where can i get more info about it?

Thanks in advance