Green Roof Construction - Rooftop Gardens for Commercial Buildings

Build Green. Save Green.

The Kirberg name has always stood for high-quality roofs of lasting value, and we're proud to carry on this tradition of excellence and innovation as an industry leader in green roofing. The term "green roof" stems from the roof's renewable energy design and usually refers to a rooftop garden.

Green roofs, or rooftop gardens, provide your business with an excellent opportunity for long-term cost savings and positive return on building investment. Our lightweight, low-maintenance green roof systems (rooftop gardens) turn ordinary roofs into natural, beautiful "roofscapes" that reduce stormwater runoff, provide volume insulation, improve air quality and conserve both natural and financial resources as a result of a reduced heating and cooling demand.

Green Roofing Resources

• Guide to Green Roof Construction and Rooftop Gardens
• The Advantages of a Sedum Rooftop Garden
• The Basics of Green Roof Construction
• Why Install Green Roofs?

Other Types of Green Roofing:

Solar Panels

By harnessing the power of the sun, solar panels create and store clean, carbon-free electricity that can be used to meet your energy needs and drastically reduce energy costs. Hurricane-proof, lightweight panels adhere to the roof without additional supports and fasteners - leaving your roof warranty protection intact. The tax incentives, savings, and revenues gained from implementing commercial solar systems can pay for itself in just six years. During its 25 year guarantee, our solar roofing can offer over a 100% return on investment.

Reflective Roofing

By lowering the surface temperature of the roof, our reflective roofing systems decrease the amount of heat transferred into your building. This translates to a reduced need for air conditioning during peak cooling periods and therefore can result in significant savings on annual energy costs for your business.

Contact us at greenroofs@kirberg.com today to learn how our green tech capabilities can help you build value in your next project.

See More Green with a Helios Monitor

The financial benefits of going green just became a bit clearer with the introduction of Kirberg Company's Helios Monitor.

The Helios Monitor offers the ability to calculate savings of unused energy that can be sold back to the utility companies and can be installed on existing roofs with Photovoltaic (PV) Panels or with a new roof install or repair.

The new monitor measures Photovoltaic Panel output, and converts it into a visual display that provides instant energy-output data, thereby enabling businesses to "watch their green grow" in real time. With the Helios Monitor, businesses can identify exactly how much energy theyíre saving with their Photovoltaic Panels, and how much that energy savings is contributing to their bottom line. Click here to see a demo.

The Kirberg Helios Monitor takes the mystery out of solar energy savings by measuring the output from your Photovoltaic Panels and converting that number to an easy-to-read, visual display of current kilowatt output, as well as daily weekly, monthly, and lifetime kilowatt production. The real-time energy reports are then converted to demonstrate the environmental impact of your energy savings in equivalent terms of:

• Pounds of CO2 saved
• Dozens of light bulbs saved
• Barrels of oil saved
• Gallons of gas saved
• Pounds of coal saved
• Pounds of waste recycled
• New tree seedlings grown
• Allows you to calculate just how much energy can be sold back

You can calculate your money savings with the Kirberg Helios Monitor by using the following formula:

Kilowatt hours (kWh) per year x the average value of electricity. In Missouri, the average value of electricity is six cents ($.06) per kWh.

To learn more about Photovoltaic Panel installation, contact Kirberg at 866-547-2374 to schedule a free consultation.