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Inspection and Maintenance: Green Roofs (view source)
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#Maintenance and rehabilitation costs over a 50 year time period for the Minimum Frequency maintenance scenario are estimated to be 2.04 and 1.48 times the original construction costs for the 10 cm and 15 cm with membrane designs, respectively.
#Maintenance and rehabilitation costs over a 50 year time period for the Minimum Frequency maintenance scenario are estimated to be 2.04 and 1.48 times the original construction costs for the 10 cm and 15 cm with membrane designs, respectively.
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==Inspection Field Data Sheet==
Feel free to '''download''' (downward facing arrow on the top righthand side) and '''print''' (Pinter emoticon on top right hand side) the following [[Green roofs]] Inspection Field Data Form developed by TRCA, STEP and its partners for the [https://sustainabletechnologies.ca/app/uploads/2016/08/LID-IM-Guide-2016-1.pdf Low Impact Development Stormwater Management Practice Inspection and Maintenance Guide]<ref>STEP. 2016. Low Impact Development Stormwater Management Practice Inspection and Maintenance Guide. https://sustainabletechnologies.ca/app/uploads/2016/08/LID-IM-Guide-2016-1.pdf</ref>.
The 4 page document prompts users to fill out details previously mentioned above on this page in other sections about various zones associated with [[Green roofs|Green roof]] features (i.e. Growing media, vegetation, overflow outlets, etc.) and describe why each area is a pass or fail, and if remediate action is required and under what timeframe it would be completed by. Furthermore, the forms prompt the reviewer to determine what type of inspection is being conducted for the feature in question: Construction (C), Routine Operation (RO), Maintenance Verification (MV), or Performance Verification (PV). <br>
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[[File:Planting on green roof.jpg|thumb|340px|Planting new suitable [[vegetation]] species is on a green roof to ensure vegetation composition, coverage and condition remain optimal (The Scott Arboretum at Swarthmore College. 2014. Planting Green Roofs: Sowing Seeds<ref> ]]
<pdf width="900" height="800">File:LID-IM-Guide-2016-1.pdf Green Roofs inspection.pdf</pdf>