Artificial turf is better than natural grass for green roofs

Nowadays, you can see green roofs everywhere in our daily life and high-rise buildings, and most of the grass you see is artificial fake lawn. Artificial lawns are widely used for greening and paving in neighborhoods, rooftops and yards. Green roofs refer to the greening of the roofs of buildings and structures. Green roofs can improve people’s living environment to a certain extent, increase the green area of the city, improve the urban heat island effect, improve people’s living conditions and improve people’s quality of life. It can beautify the urban environment and improve the ecological benefits.
The current green roof has been upgraded to the category of urban garden and is a part of urban garden. The green pavement of artificial turf roof can be within the load-bearing range of the roof of the building, environmentally friendly, natural and pollution-free. It can bring people visual enjoyment.

With better and better living conditions, greening is getting more and more attention. Among them, urban greening is the top priority. Greening is an important indicator to improve the quality of life. It can not only beautify the living environment, but also relieve visual fatigue. Compared with urban greening, rooftop greening is more popular among people because it can give people a sense of life and make them feel energetic, and artificial lawn is more suitable for rooftop greening than natural lawn. Why is this?

Why is artificial lawn more suitable for green roof than natural grass? Today, CGT Green City will give you a short explanation:

1. Water blocking problem: Natural grass needs soil and water for growth. After a long time, it is easy to soak water into the house. Moisture can easily mold and cause the house to turn black. Artificial lawn does not need soil cost and there is no long-term moisture condition. Artificial lawn adhesive will leave small holes to drain and not accumulate rainwater, which can quickly evacuate water and keep the room dry.

2. Prevent pest problems: Natural grass can release oxygen through photosynthesis and is prone to reproduce small animals such as insects and ants. Mosquitoes and insects can easily crash into the house and bite people. Especially if there are children in the house, the bites are more likely to cause discomfort to them. Artificial lawn is made of plastic, the main raw material is PE polyethylene, which is different from natural grass. Therefore, the artificial lawn will not breed mosquitoes and other insects, and the artificial lawn is environmentally safe and non-toxic. It will not make family members suffer from pests.

3. Low maintenance cost: artificial turf is characterized by maintenance-free, durable, simple laying, maintenance cost is basically zero. The late maintenance cost of natural grass is much higher. The first is daily watering and tedious maintenance work, such as fertilizer and insect repellent. For many families, this certainly adds to the workload of the day.

4. Unaffected by climate: As a green plant, natural grass cannot be grown anywhere or in certain places where it is hot and cold, thus losing its greening effect. Artificial grass is resistant to heat and cold and can be placed anywhere regardless of the weather. It gives a natural green visual enjoyment in hot summer and cold winter.

Therefore, compared with natural grass, roof artificial lawn has obvious advantages. This is the reason why artificial grass is more suitable for green roof lawn than natural grass.

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