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ASTM E2777 - 20
Standard Guide for Vegetative (Green) Roof Systems
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Significance and Use
4.1 Intended Use—The intended use of this guide is to provide general information to practitioners in the fields of vegetative (green) roof design and construction. The guide encourages innovative but responsible vegetative (green) roof design, with a focus on performance and quality assurance. Numerical ranges, practical minimums, and benchmarks that are incorporated in the guide are intended for reference. Design requirements for specific projects vary and, therefore, qualified professionals may prepare designs with features that may vary from the recommendations contained in the guide. In all instances, vegetative (green) roof system designs shall conform to the applicable code requirements of federal, state, provincial, or local agencies with jurisdiction.
4.2 Users—Users of this guide include: planners, developers, architects, landscape architects, engineers, general contractors, subcontractors, owners, facility managers, financial organizations related to building industry, building materials and product manufacturers, government agencies including building officials, and other building professionals.
1. Scope
1.1 This guide identifies terminology, principles, and fundamental concepts including those related to sustainability, technical requirements of construction, and types of vegetative (green) roof systems used on buildings.
1.2 The considerations for sustainable development relative to vegetative (green) roof systems are categorized as follows: environmental, social, and economic as consistent with Guide E2432. (See Appendix X1.)
1.3 This guide discusses technical requirements for vegetative (green) roof systems pertaining to the following categories: plants, media, wind scour resistance, soil reinforcement, separation or filter layers, drain layers, water retention layers, protection layers, and root penetration barriers.
1.4 This guide addresses intensive and extensive vegetative (green) roof systems for roofs up to 15 % slope. Roofing/waterproofing membranes and insulation are key components of vegetative (green) roof systems, but technical requirements regarding their role in such roof systems is beyond the scope of this guide.
Note 1: ASTM Technical Committees D08 and C16 have jurisdiction over the development of standards for roofing/waterproofing membranes and insulations, respectively. Some of their existing standards may be helpful in the evaluation of membranes and insulation used in vegetative (green) roof systems. As these two committees develop standards for such roofs, this guide will be revised appropriately.
1.5 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.7 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
C88/C88M Test Method for Soundness of Aggregates by Use of Sodium Sulfate or Magnesium Sulfate
D1079 Terminology Relating to Roofing and Waterproofing
D1987 Test Method for Biological Clogging of Geotextile or Soil/Geotextile Filters
D2974 Test Methods for Moisture, Ash, and Organic Matter of Peat and Other Organic Soils
D3786/D3786M Test Method for Bursting Strength of Textile FabricsDiaphragm Bursting Strength Tester Method
D4354 Practice for Sampling of Geosynthetics and Rolled Erosion Control Products (RECPs) for Testing
D4439 Terminology for Geosynthetics
D4491/D4491M Test Methods for Water Permeability of Geotextiles by Permittivity
D4595 Test Method for Tensile Properties of Geotextiles by the Wide-Width Strip Method
D4716/D4716M Test Method for Determining the (In-plane) Flow Rate per Unit Width and Hydraulic Transmissivity of a Geosynthetic Using a Constant Head
D4751 Test Methods for Determining Apparent Opening Size of a Geotextile
D4759 Practice for Determining the Specification Conformance of Geosynthetics
D5262 Test Method for Evaluating the Unconfined Tension Creep and Creep Rupture Behavior of Geosynthetics
D5617 Test Method for Multi-Axial Tension Test for Geosynthetics
D5818 Practice for Exposure and Retrieval of Samples to Evaluate Installation Damage of Geosynthetics
D7361 Test Method for Accelerated Compressive Creep of Geosynthetic Materials Based on Time-Temperature Superposition Using the Stepped Isothermal Method
D7492/D7492M Guide for Use of Drainage System Media with Waterproofing Systems
E108 Test Methods for Fire Tests of Roof Coverings
E136 Test Method for Assessing Combustibility of Materials Using a Vertical Tube Furnace at 750C
E631 Terminology of Building Constructions
E2114 Terminology for Sustainability Relative to the Performance of Buildings
E2396/E2396M Test Method for Saturated Water Permeability of Granular Drainage Media [Falling-Head Method] for Vegetative (Green) Roof Systems
E2397/E2397M Practice for Determination of Dead Loads and Live Loads Associated with Vegetative (Green) Roof Systems
E2398/E2398M Test Method for Water Capture and Media Retention of Geocomposite Drain Layers for Vegetative (Green) Roof Systems
E2399/E2399M Test Method for Maximum Media Density for Dead Load Analysis of Vegetative (Green) Roof Systems
E2400/E2400M Guide for Selection, Installation, and Maintenance of Plants for Vegetative (Green) Roof Systems
E2432 Guide for General Principles of Sustainability Relative to Buildings
CSA Standard
CSA A123.24ICS Code
ICS Number Code 91.060.20 (Roofs)
UNSPSC Code
UNSPSC Code 30151500(Roofing materials)
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DOI: 10.1520/E2777-20
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ASTM E2777-20, Standard Guide for Vegetative (Green) Roof Systems, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2020, www.astm.org
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