I2i Green Roof Project 2A Construction
I2i Green Roof Project 2A Construction
I2i Green Roof Project 2A Construction
1) Preliminary Construction:
Duration:
25 hours, one week of 5 hours of work per day
Objectives:
a) Install and join the plumbing for the drain that is already on the roof for an
outdoor shower.
b) Build a sloped base.
c) Create water drainage.
d) Build plant boxes with bricks.
e) Waterproofing.
f) Install a support with a nylon wire for plants and vines.
Materials:
- 280 bricks
- 2 bags of cement, at 50 kg (110 lbs.) per bag
- 4 wheelbarrows of sand
- 4 40-gauge PVC pipes
- PVC adhesive
- 7 40-gauge PVC elbows.
- 1 10-gauge PVC pipe
- 5 10-gauge PC elbows
- 1 shower with faucet
- 1 8-meter mat, black
- Waterproof seal
- Nylon wire
- 300 eye hooks
Tools needed
- 2 shovels
- Spatula
- Whelbarrow
- Ladder
- Measuring Tape
- Pen
Labor needed:
2 volunteers to buy and transport materials
4 volunteers for the construction
Stage I Cost:
Objectives:
a) Install metallic squares on the wall
b) Attach wooden planks to the squares with metallic screws and wire
c) Install plastic boxes to the structure with screws
Materials:
- 5 wooden planks, 3” x 1.5'5
- 10 metallic squares
- 24 screws
- 3 bags of 20 nails
- 10 seed boxes
- 50 nutds and bolts
- 24 rings
- 30 meters of wire
- 2 7/16 drill bits
Tools needed:
- 2 drills
- Ladder
Stage 2 Cost:
3) Planting and irrigating the plants:
Duration:
10 hours, 2 days of 5 hours of work per day
Objectives:
a) planting and fertilizing
b) install a simple irrigation system.
Materials:
- 25 bags of organic soil
- 5 bags of stones for drainage
- Organic fertilizer
- 25 plants called “lantanas”
- 30 vines
- 25 cardinal plants
- 25 meters of hose with faucet connection
Tools needed:
- 2 shovels
- 3 pairs of gloves
Labor needed:
3 volunteers to buy and transport the materials.
2-3 volunteers for the construction.