How a Green Roof Is Made : Made To Renovate

Infobase, (film distributor.).

Summary: This episode shows how a green roof is made. The episode begins in the fields were water retaining plants are grown to help absorb rainwater runoff. The episode explains how light weight mats are used to hold down plants on a green roof, why green roofs are so important for waste water management and how exactly a green roof works. The episode also shows how testing is done to ensure that green roofs are safe to be used in any weather from a light breeze to a full scale hurricane.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (22 min., 3 sec.)) : sound, color.
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Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : Magic Lantern Media, [2015]
Distributor: New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Infobase, 2016.
Copyright: ©2015

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released by Magic Lantern Media, 2015. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on October 25, 2016.
Formatted Contents Note:	Xeroflor Canada (3:14) -- Green Roof Challenges (3:26) -- Xeroflor Components (3:53) -- Green Roof Appropriate Plants (2:17) -- Standardizing Green Roofs (3:27) -- Green Roof Case Study (3:10) -- Incentives for Green Roofs (2:03) -- Credits: How a Green Roof Is Made: Made To Renovate (0:29)
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access requires authentication through Films On Demand.
Target Audience Note:	11 & up.
System Details Note:	Streaming video file. System requirements: Films On Demand platform.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's description (Infobase, March 7, 2017)