This green roof is installed in spring 2018 at SOME (So Others Might Eat), Washington D.C.. Four months before D.C. planned to close the doors of its largest homeless shelter, D.C. General, a new center opened on Benning Road Northeast. The Conway Center offers homeless and low-income men, women and children safe affordable housing, job training and health care all under one green roof.
Instant effect on aesthetics and sustainability
The 320,000 sq.-ft. Conway Center’s green roof is applied with vegetated Sempergreen Sedum mats. They arrived fully covered at their destination for an instant effect on aesthetics and sustainability. Green roofs installed with less than 90% coverage will risk severe damage to soil biology caused by sun radiation that often results in complete failure. The ease of install served a quick turnaround with instant gratification.
Reducing stormwater runoff
Green roofs are designed to keep stormwater out of the sewer system during a heavy storm event. Thanks to the instant green Sempergreen Sedum blankets, this extensive green roof will keep about 35,000 gallons of water out of the sewer every time it storms.
Architect: Wiencek + Associates Architects
Construction management: Bozzuto
Roofing: Kalkreuth Roofing & Sheet Metal Inc. and Elevation Greenroofs LLC.
Suppliers: Carlisle Companies Inc., RoofPro Inc. and Sempergreen Group
