Green roof types
Green roofs or, as commonly referred to as living roofs, are intentionally vegetated roofs. Living roofs includes ornamental roof gardens, naturally vegetated roofs and also biodiversity roofs. The types of roofs range from the commonly seen extensively vegetated to intensively vegetated roofs.
Kawakawa green roof, Northland, NZ photograph courtesy of Zoë Zimmerman
Green roof Northern Wales photograph courtesy of Zoë Zimmerman
Green roof photograph courtesy of livingroofs.org
Within New Zealand, MÄori used sod to build whare paruparu (dirt houses) and European settlers commonly constructed sod dwellings.
