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Ethekwini Municipality Green Roof Pilot Project

Guest feature article eThekwini Green Roof Pilot Project


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Setting out the underlay and drainage
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Introducing the growing medium

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Setting out the growing trays

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Preplanted test trays

Conducting tests in the soil laboratory

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Weighing saturated samples

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Saturated samples to be weighed

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Re-bottling test samples after drying them in the oven

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Fully grown tray on the scale

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Stevenson screen that houses the air temperature probe

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Dimple drain layup

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Three months after planting using local succulents and bulbs

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Crassula sarmentosa three months after planting

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Green Roof Research Project Phase 2

Some of the local plants being evaluated that are appearing to be suitable for Eco-Roofs in Durban South Africa




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