INSPIRED GREEN ROOFS

For healthy, ecologically responsible buildings

Museum of Old & New Art, Tasmania
Australias leading
roof garden specialist
A roof garden or green roof is a fat or pitched
roof surface that is planted using a growing
medium over a waterproof membrane. Not
only does a fourishing roof garden enhance
the overall aesthetic, green roofs also improve a
buildings environmental performance, thermal
insulation and climate responsiveness.
Fytogreen is Australias leading roof garden
specialist with a track record of installing
over 112,000 square metres of beautiful and
sustainable Fytogreen Roof Gardens using our
high-tech Hydrocell growing medium since 2002.
We are passionate about
green roofs and creating
great civic ecosystems.
Geof Heard, Managing Director, Fytogreen
FINANCIAL
SOCIAL
ENVIRONMENTAL
Triple bottom-line benefts
Improved property value
Helps gain building green-star ratings
Reduced building energy costs
Improved marketability of building
Enhanced solar energy performance
Create cooler cities by acting as heat sinks
Delays and reduces storm water run-of
Provides fltered rainwater
Reduces energy consumption
Sustainable habitats for birds & insects
Acoustic insulation for occupants
Creates areas for public space, providing value
for residents, workers and visitors
Improves vistas for neighbourhoods
Enhanced human living by greening urban areas
Brings nature back into urban life
Aesthetic beauty in the built environment
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We have created
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roofs on residential
and commercial
buildings.
Envirodome 2 Kangan Institute
Royal Childrens Hospital
Dover Heights Residence
Extensive roof gardens
Extensive roof gardens have a thin growing medium as
low as 120mm deep, planted with prostrate low-growing
vegetation. Fytogreen supplies and installs extensive
green roofs that have superior performance because our
Hydrocell growing medium is a very lightweight water
retentive substrate that enables fast plant establishment.
Although Fytogreen installs sub-irrigation, typically our
extensive roof gardens require minimal maintenance.
Extensive roofs are light enough to be retroftted to
existing buildings with minimal enhancement to the
roofs structural capabilities.
Extensive Roof Garden Construction
Lightweight extensive soil layer
RG30 Hydrocell 30mm flter and reservoir layer
A14 Bidim geofabric
Atlantis Flo Cell 20 mm
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Beare Park, Elizabeth Bay
July 2012, Sydney City Council
Healesville amenity, Victoria
Mona Vale residence
Fitzroy residence
Kilcunda residence
Beare Park, 2007
Extensive Roof Showcase - The Victorian Desalination Project
The Victorian Desalination Project, the frst large-
scale extensive green roof in Australia (26,000 sqm),
is Fytogreens showcase extensive green roof project.
Fytogreen worked closely with Aspect Studios to
tackle four key aspects of green roof design namely
weight, water, wind and weeds to develop the design
and maintenance strategy for this landmark project.
Victorian Desalination Project
under construction
Artist impression of project
The immense scale of the project can be appreciated in these images of early
establishment and planting stages. More than 100,000 plants were transported to
the roof - all indigenous local provenance plant species selected for hot-dry
conditions, low fammability, longevity, adaptability and responsiveness to various
exposures. All plants collected from seed and cuttings sourced within 40 km of the site.
Extensive Roof Showcase - The Victorian Desalination Project
June 2012
June 2011
June 2012
Intensive roof gardens
Intensive roof gardens are typically heavier than extensive
roof gardens, with a garden profle depth of 200-1500mm+
supporting substantial vegetation, shrubs and trees a
landscaped space for people to use for recreation, gardens
and natural habitat.
Intensive roof gardens need to be irrigated and maintained
and, because people use the garden, the roof needs to be
structurally load bearing. Fytogreen works with landscape
contractors to deliver amazing intensive gardens using
our Hydrocell growing medium.
Intensive Roof Garden Construction
Hydrocell 40 Podium Mix consists of:
Sand, Scoria, Horticultural Ash, Recycled concrete,
Hydrocell Flakes, Composted Organics
A Hydrocell RG30 foam layer (60mm or 100mm)
Geotextile membrane - Bidim A14
Drainage Cell - Atlantis Flo Cell 20mm
LDPE Sheet to protect waterproof layer
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Museum of Old and New Art
Museum of Old & New Art
Hobart
Waterfront Plaza Chevron Apartments Triptych
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Freshwater Place
Melbourne
Freshwater Place
Melbourne
Silverwater Ausgrid
Adelaide Zoo Envirodome
ANZ Docklands
RACV
CH2 Melbourne City Council
Freshwater Place
Condor Tower
Federation Square
Waterfront City
Chevron Apartments
Riviera
Bayshore Apartments
Riverways
Festival Towers
Southbank TAFE
One National Circuit
Hocking Place
259 George Street
Paddington Roof Garden
Kids on Collins
Waterfront Plaza Docklands
Rialto Hotel
Beare Park
Origin Headquarters
Mona Vale house
Hunter Valley house
South Wharf
Victorian Desalination Project
Royal Childrens Hospital
Fitzroy residence
Dover Heights residence
MONA Hobart
Kangan Batman TAFE
Manifold Heights
Azure - Redclife
Allambie Heights
UNE Armidale
Convesso
Bayshore Apartments
Eve Apartments
Broadwater
Hepburn Baths
East Quarter Development
Prince Henry - Little Bay
Safre - Tasmania
Village Docklands
Ultra - Gold Coast
The Learning Centre - Silverwater

Extensive Green Roofs
WE DESIGN, CONSTRUCT & MAINTAIN
Intensive Green Roofs
WE SUPPLY THE COMPONENTS
Some of Fytogreens many Roof Garden Projects
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plant design arrays, installation quotes
or general advice.
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Fytogreen Australia Pty Ltd
t: (03) 5977 9645
e: info@fytogreen.com.au
www.fytogreen.com.au