Installing a rooftop garden has many benefits, even beyond those of a typical green roof system. Like a green roof system, a roof garden improves energy efficiency. But adding this feature to a building project has a range of other commercial and social benefits.

A well-designed roof garden will attract attention to your project, and that differentiation can be a major boost for a company’s financial success. Roof gardens generate buzz, add curb appeal, and have the potential to turn a building into an instant landmark.

Bioscience magazine conducted years of studies and reported that roof gardens can cut heat loss from a building by as much as 50 percent, and reduce air conditioning costs by as much as 25 percent. Roof gardens provide excellent resistance to thermal radiation, and the top layer of plants can shield as much as 88 percent of solar radiation. The benefits of a roof garden have been backed by the U.S. Green Building Council’s endorsements of the systems though the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification program.

Because every roofing project is different, Whitco also offers pre-planted modular gardens as a cost-efficient alternative to a traditional roof garden. In these systems, trays are pre-planted and transported to your roof, rather than planting on the actual job site. Whitco uses modular, moveable planting trays for maximum flexibility with the design and function of your roof.