RoofCell - Subsoil drainage and water storage systems (SuDS) - Sub Surface Drainage and Water Storage
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A lightweight, high strength, interlocking module that provides excellent sub-soil drainage and water storage.
Application
- Roof gardens and landscaped decks.
- Paved areas and roadways.
- Sports fields and golf courses.
- Retaining walls.
- Bridge abutments, tunnels and landfills.
- Capillary irrigation.
- Basement walls.
- Pond filtration.
- Can be used as an alternative to perforated pipe.
Description
RoofCell is a lightweight, high strength, interlocking module that provides excellent sub-soil drainage and water storage for roof gardens, planters and landscaped decks.
Features and benefits:
- Rapid capture and discharge of surplus water.
- High water storage capacity.
- Effective return of stored water to planting.
- Allows greater soil depths for a wider variety of plants.
- Able to withstand pedestrian and light vehicle traffic.
- Increases the life of waterproofing membranes by providing protection from UV, thermal shock and puncture.
- Environmentally friendly.
- Manufactured from 100% recycled plastics.
- Inert to ground chemicals and bacteria.
General information
Color | Black |
Finish | Unfinished |
Material | Polypropylene |
Shape | Square |
Length | 500 mm Guidance for specification option: Per module. |
Width | 500 mm Guidance for specification option: Per module. |
Height | 30 mm |
Uniclass | |
CAWS | Q37/350 Drainage layer Q32/150 Drainage layer |
Specification data - Drainage layer corrugated boards
Material | Recycled polypropylene board (black).Guidance for specification option: Recycled polypropylene (100%). |
Compressive strength at 10% compression | 800 kN/m². |
Depth | 30 mm. |
Infill | Guidance for specification option: Insert requirements. |
Recycled content | 100%. |
Area | ~62% (surface); ~95% (internal). Manufacturer guidanceVoid area. |
Capacity | Discharge capacity: ~16.5 L/m·s at 1% hydraulic gradient. |
Form | Plan size: 500 x 500 mm per module; interlocking. |
Sustainability data
Contains Red List materials | No |
Country of material origin | United Kingdom |
Country of product manufacture | United Kingdom |
Recyclability | Fully Recycable |
Recycled contentAs defined in clause 7.8 of BS EN ISO 14021 | 100 % |
Literature
RoofCell - Data Sheet
Case studies
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