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to introduce something new; make changes in anything established

having or capable of many uses

Advanced Green Roof™ was designed with the architectural specifier in mind by providing

an innovative product that is versatile enough for use in any green roof project. The result

is the revolutionary AGR modular tray system that can be specified as a set-in-place, built-

in-place, or sloped green roof system. In addition to its unmatched versatility, Advanced

Green Roof™ is equipped with an optional integrated subsurface, capillary irrigation system

that can easily be added to any of the AGR systems you specify. We hope you enjoy the

versatility of designing with Advanced Green Roof™ and look forward to seeing the beautiful

green roofs you can create!

-The Advanced Green Architecture Team

Creators of Advanced Green Roof™

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Optional integrated

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the AGR systems.For more information visit our website at www.agrgreen.com

Pre-Grown Built-in-Place

Pre-Grown Set-in-Place

Build it on the roof. • Allows endless design flexibility by creating

extensive, semi-intensive, or intensive green roof.

• Green roof media can be blown onto the roof or

craned up in bags and then spread to any depth.

• Create more aesthetically pleasing designs through

contouring soil and creating organic design forms.

• Use sedum cuttings, plugs, sedum sod, or container

plants to create instant pre-grown look.

Set it on the roof. • Arrives to job site fully vegetated with mature

plants.

• Includes AGR Aqua-mat and Bio-wall technology.

• Bio-wall decomposes to create true 3” monolithic

soil profile.

• Available in 2.5”, 4” and 6” heights for a wide range

of plants.

• Installs in a modular fashion, but functions long-

term like a built-up system.

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rooted in researchTM

The patent-pending Advanced Green Roof™

system was designed through applied knowledge

of scientific, green roof research. We believe that

research leads to the development of new ideas

and a better way of doing things. To accomplish

this, the principal members of AGA pursued

advanced degrees in environmental design with

a focus on green roof research from Michigan

State University, a world renowned agricultural

research institute. Our scientific research studies

produced some intriguing results and a light bulb

went off; there was a need for some new green

roof technology out there. The result was

development of the revolutionary Advanced Green

Roof™ system. Our research has been recognized

through presentations and publications by the

American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA),

United States Environmental Protection Agency

(USEPA), Council of Educators in Landscape

Architecture (CELA), and Green Roofs for Healthy

Cities (GRHC). AGA is continually researching

new product ideas and techniques to improve the

green roofs we provide to our customers.

Slope Stabilizers (sloped applications only)

AGR slope stabilizers are designed for use on sloped

roofs to prevent soil erosion and soil slump. Soil erosion

can negatively affect plant health by reducing soil structure,

quality, stability, and texture. AGR slope stabilizers also

reduce the amount of sediment leaving the green roof, which

can enter receiving water bodies.

Bio-Wall

AGR bio-degradable sidewalls decompose after installation

to create a 3” monolithic soil profile, which functions like a

complex landscape ecosystem. This maximizes water and

nutrient transfer across the green roof system and prevents

plants from becoming root bound.

Aqua-Mat

AGR Aqua-Mats maximize water retention and control critical

soil moisture and temperature levels. Water is spread evenly

across the green roof system and delivered directly to plant

roots to produce healthy, uniform plant growth.

Tray Module

AGR tray modules are designed with a false bottom to

promote positive drainage and air movement underneath

the plant roots. Air to the root zone means healthy growing

roots working hard to supply the rest of the plant with water

and nutrients while keeping diseases in check. This also

allows the green roof to be easily removed and replaced for

repairs.

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Adding sub-surface drip irrigation to the Advanced Green Roof™ system is simple. While

irrigation is not required in the AGR system, we recommend it, not only because it is a

great insurance policy during drought, but it promotes healthy, robust, thriving plants that

will maximize your green roof. This will increase benefits such as evaporative cooling, air

pollution filtration, stormwater management, carbon sequestration, and aesthetics. AGR

subsurface irrigation is more effective in delivering water directly and evenly to the root

system with little or no evaporative loss.

Patent Pending Sub-Surface Irrigation Technology

Overhead irrigation systems are wasteful of water and encourage surface rooting which is vulnerable to

extreme temperature and moisture stress. Also, weed seeds are less likely to germinate if the substrate

surface is kept dry, meaning subsurface irrigation can lead to less maintenance requirements by watering

underneath the surface. AGR subsurface irrigation is invisible, easy to install and has no moving parts to

adjust or repair. Simply, place the AGR tray modules on the roof and insert drip irrigation lines through the

integrated irrigation channels and you’re done. The drip lines can be connected to an irrigation source at

any time you’re ready.

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Advanced Green Roof is the only modular system that can offer an integrated, capillary

subsurface irrigation system. AGR’s tray module includes an integrated irrigation channel

that allows for drip lines to be inserted through the module during installation. These drip

lines supply water to the Aqua-Mats which line the bottom of the tray module. Plant roots

grow down through the soil profile and touch the Aqua-Mats so that water is delivered

directly to the root zone. The Aqua-Mats spread water evenly across the entire roof to

promote uniform plant growth and control soil temperature and moisture levels. This

innovative technology simplifies irrigation on a green roof and ensures long lasting beauty.

Drip lines are connected to an irrigation lateral line after being inserted through the modules using

simple T-connectors. The lateral line is connected to the main irrigation line which is linked to the

water source. Each drip line contains emitters on 12” spacing so that each tray receives sufficient

watering.

Plant roots grow down through the soil profile and touch the Aqua-Mat so that water is delivered

directly to the root zone for maximum water efficiency. The Aqua-Mats distribute water evenly

across the entire roof surface to ensure uniform plant growth.

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Driplines (0.5”)Driplines can continue through

as many irrigation channels as

specified in the designLateral Line

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AGR™ Pre-Grown Set-in-Place is delivered to the project site fully vegetated with your choice

of preferred plant mixes for an instant green roof. The plants are cultivated in the AGR trays

by our professional horticulturists to ensure healthy plants upon project delivery. AGR™ Pre-

Grown Set-in-Place includes our Bio-Wall technology so that it can be installed in a modular

fashion. The Bio-Walls decompose after installation to create a 3” deep, monolithic soil

profile. This allows AGR™ Pre-Grown Set-in-Place to function like a traditional built-up system

by maximizing water and nutrient transfer across the green roof system and preventing root

bound plants.

AGR™ Pre-Grown Set-in-Place ensures long lasting green roof beauty through our Bio-Wall

and Aqua-Mat technology. Green roof plants thrive within the AGR™ system to produce an

instant, seamless green roof.

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AGR™ Pre-Grown Built-in-Place consolidates complex green roof layers into an

interconnecting, modular drainage layer, making installation simple and efficient. AGR™

Pre-Grown Built-in-Place provides endless design flexibility by allowing varying soil depths

and greater plant selection. Green roof media is brought to the rooftop after the AGR™

tray module is in place and plants can be installed using sedum cuttings, perennial plugs,

or sedum mats. AGR™ Pre-Grown Built-in-Place is a cost effective solution for any green

roofing project and over the course of time produces the same benefits of our Set-in-Place

system.

AGR™ Pre-Grown Built-in-Place simplifies traditional plant-in-place green roof systems by combining

all the necessary components into a single, modular system. The roof deck remains easily accessible

for maintenance, no need to cut and remove sections of green roof layers, simply lift the modules and

access the desired area.

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Christian Reformed Church National Headquarters, located in

Grand Rapids, MI has become certified as a national wildlife habitat by

the National Wildlife Federation (NWF). More than 20 different varieties

of plants, varying soil depths, perching structures, and gravel swaths

were installed on the green roof to promote wildlife habitat. The rooftop

provides the four basic elements needed for certification by the NWF:

food, water, cover, and places to raise young.

Green roofs can be designed to create wildlife habitat in urban areas

where vegetation and natural habitat have been destroyed due to building

development. Extensive green roofs that lack species diversity and landscape

structure have a reduced capacity to support bird or insect communities.

AGR™ Built-in-Place Biodiverse creates a complex landscape structure that

attracts more bird and insect species, effectively increasing the biodiversity

on your green roof. Varying soil depths along with combinations of perennials,

grasses, sedum mats, plugs, and cuttings are used to create a true landscape

design on your roof. Habitat structures, such as logs and gravel swaths can

be incorporated for use by a variety of birds and insects. AGR™ Built-in-Place

Biodiverse is a unique concept that provides more habitat and biodiversity

than most green roofs, which only incorporate sedum and minimal landscape

structure.

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AGR™ Sloped is designed specifically for use on pitched roofs by incorporating slope

stabilizers and integrated subsurface irrigation technology. Sloped green roofs require

special design considerations for roof aspect, solar incidence, erosion control, and drainage.

AGR™ Sloped integrated subsurface irrigation controls critical soil temperature and moisture

levels, which can be problematic on pitched roofs, while slope stabilizers prevent surface

erosion and soil slump. Our sloped system can be installed either Set-in-Place or Built-in-

Place. Set-in-Place systems provide maximum erosion control on steep slopes, but Built-

in-Place systems are a viable option for low pitched roofs. Special edging details may be

required to handle the downward force of the green roof, but we can help you with that.

South facing slopes can be problematic for green roof applications because of extreme

temperatures experienced on the roof due to direct solar incidence. Adequate soil moisture

levels are critical to control extreme temperatures and create an environment that is suitable

for plant growth. AGR™ Sloped uses slope stabilizers and integrated subsurface irrigation to

create an environment that produces thriving green roofs on pitched roofs.

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Roof waterproofing design assistance

We start by helping you design the entire roofing assembly to make sure your waterproofing system functions properly.

Green roof technical collaboration and/or design

We will assist with the incorporation of our Advanced Green Roof™ system to your roofing assembly. This ensures proper integration between your membrane manufacturer and the green roof system.

True landscape architecture brought to your roof

Finally, we will provide the landscape architectural design of the green roof to create a beautiful landscape that will provide long lasting beauty throughout the life of the building.

experience the AGA differenceAGA offers turn-key solutions for architects, landscape architects, contractors, and

building owners. Our team has more than 30 years of experience in technical roofing

design and consultation, and can provide complete design assistance from concept to

completion. move beyond traditional green roofing to a true biodiverse rooftop landscape with Advanced Green Architecture.

As part of our commitment to sustainability, this brochure

was created using an on-demand printing process, enabling

us to digitally print materials only when necessary.

1197 Hoyt St. SE

Grand Rapids,

Michigan 49507

info@agrgreen.com

www.agrgreen.com