When Green Turns to Blue
Municipalities are increasingly being tasked with incorporating stringent and more effective stormwater management methods into the built environment. In major urban environment this increasingly means utilizing the rooftop or on structure spaces to meet these requirements. This creates a paradigm shift for membrane specifiers, from trying to shed water from the roof to holding storm water on the roof. In this presentation we will discuss the unique challenges to rooftop stormwater management, identify some of the tools utilized with these applications and how they can be incorporated into some of the overburden assemblies we already specify like vegetated roofs and amenity decks, and how to implement these strategies utilizing real world examples. The primary audience is roofing/waterproofing specifiers, with a goal of having greater familiarity and comfort with these systems.
Sponsored by Siplast
Municipalities are increasingly being tasked with incorporating stringent and more effective stormwater management methods into the built environment. In major urban environment this increasingly means utilizing the rooftop or on structure spaces to meet these requirements. This creates a paradigm shift for membrane specifiers, from trying to shed water from the roof to holding storm water on the roof. In this presentation we will discuss the unique challenges to rooftop stormwater management, identify some of the tools utilized with these applications and how they can be incorporated into some of the overburden assemblies we already specify like vegetated roofs and amenity decks, and how to implement these strategies utilizing real world examples. The primary audience is roofing/waterproofing specifiers, with a goal of having greater familiarity and comfort with these systems.
Siplasts extends our expertise and services from roofing and waterproofing to vertical commercial walls to provide compatible solutions for the many necessary complex transitions from roof systems, waterproofing systems, openings, and penetrations to create a continuous air and water barrier for commercial buildings.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Understand the challenges unique to meeting stormwater management requirements over structure. Identify Stormwater Management “tools” and how they are incorporated into overburden systems. Discuss Design Considerations including suitable membrane technologies for On-Structure Stormwater Management. Understand successful implementation of storm water management strategies.
