Green on the go: instantly get the benefits of a green roof (and have the option of relocating it along with you) by implementing a modular vegetated roof.

As building owners and cities realize the positive impacts of vegetated roofs - both on individual buildings and areas as a whole - the number of green roofing projects is growing.

From Chicago's well-known Millennium Park, a 24.5-acre intensive green roof that was completed in 2004 and designed to conceal a parking structure and transportation infrastructure while providing public green space - including an outdoor music facility and a free culture venue - to more recent and much smaller (less than 200 square feet), extensive green roofing projects on individual university buildings - including examples at Kansas State University, Iowa State University, and Cornell University - green roofs are sprouting up everywhere.

As the projects become more popular and widespread, the methods used to create them become more varied. Traditionally, all components of a green roofing system were individually transported to the rooftop where the system was built in place, which is a time-consuming and labor-intensive process. Now there are two main options - traditional built in place systems and modular systems.

With modular systems, all key components of the green roofing system are integrated into relatively easily moved and installed trays. They include many of the same benefits as traditional vegetated roofing systems, along with a few additional benefits not provided by these built in place systems.

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