Roof garden design package a cool way to save Energy
Summer is just around the corner especially for those in a congested Tokyo metropolitan area where the temperature during the heat wave can reach over 40 degrees Celsius. Most of us who leave in Tokyo area are familiar with the “HEAT ISLAND” effect which is the result of high concentration of concrete and asphalt and few areas of vegetation and open water. But this is not the only contributing factors to heat island effect, heat from the vehicle exhausts and air conditioning are also contributing factor to this problem. Further to this the disappearance of green belts and lakes and open waters between 1991 and 1996 and replacing them by the concrete jungle nurturing the heat island effect. For past several years however there has been a big shift in mentality of city planner and municipalities and such in making Tokyo a more cooler and enjoyable place to live during the long hot summer which could also be applied to other overly urbanized large cities. One Japanese company has just the solution to this overwhelming problem. TOHO-LEO an established company since 1945 made announced on the company’s do it yourself roof garden package which they call it “Eco filed light” targeted at houses and apartments. This package includes tree planting system and wood decks and it enables for house owner to design his/her own roof garden. The use of this product would result in 40 % cost saving compared to the order made garden plan by eliminating the cost of professional garden planner. It has been said that green roof is effective in reducing use of air conditioner, and also recent gardening boom and the nationwide subsidy bring awareness to have the roof garden even in residential area. This package includes design sheet to do layout and planning of your roof garden and you can select materials for creating the garden. The basic design consists of three kinds of roof tree planting systems, three kinds of flames (soil wall) and two types of wood decks. More selection for roof gardening are available as an option plan such as automatic watering system, a mobile planter and so on. The average deployment period is about 3 days if the roof area is 30 square meter. The price including materials and construction fees is 29500 yen per square meter. For the time being, this package will go on sale only around the Tokyo metropolitan area.
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