Posts Tagged ‘Green Roof’

American Lake VA Nursing Home – Green Roof

Tacoma, Washington


Macdonald Environmental Planning is acting as the green roof Consultant on this Veterans Administration Acute Care Nursing home at American Lakes Hospital in Tacoma, WA.  The green roof will be installed on aproxiamately 30,000 square foot roof with planting media depths ranging from 3 inches over the majority of the roof to 7 inches at the perimeter so that taller plant materials can be seen from the ground.  The plant pallet includes a mix of sedums and grasses.  The will be the first Veterans Administration building project to have a green roof in the United States and will be completed the summer of 2009.  Architectural rendering courtesy of TCF Architecture.

Multnomah County Building Green Roof

Portland, Oregon



A mix of sedums, fescues, wildflowers, perennials and ornamental grasses resemble an open meadow atop the Multnomah County Building. The green roof, winner of a People’s Choice Award, is highlighted by a public viewing area with interpretation boards describing the design, construction process and environmental benefits.  This green roof was the first public building to receive a green roof in Portland.

Sacred Heart Medical Center – University District

Eugene, Oregon



ON THE BOARDS

Working with Peace Health representatives our Design Team developed an approach to remove existing building and remodel and expand the Medical Center adjacent to the University District in Eugene, Oregon.  Our role on this $100 milion expansion was to design and detail the Specialty Gardens.  These gardens included; a Therapeutic (Rehabilitation) Garden with water wall and green screens, an Entrance Plaza with major water feature and living green walls, a Rooftop Terrace Gardenm a Chapel Garden and an Ecoroof.

Multnomah County Library Ecoroof

Portland, Oregon



Portland’s historic downtown library is now a “green building”.  We began by conducting a feasibility evaluation on tray and unit type green roof construction products.  Our final design for the green roof included a 3-inch thick tray system with built-in irrigation.  The plant palette included a variety of extremely drought tolerant sedums.

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