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Augustenborg Botanical Roof Garden

Project Name: Augustenborg Botanical Roof Garden
Year: 2001
Owner: City of Malmö
Location: Malmö, Sweden
Building Type: Municipal/Government
Type: Extensive & Intensive, Test/Research
System: Custom
Size: 102258 sq.ft.
Slope: 3%
Access: Accessible, Open to Public
Submitted by: Linda S. Velazquez

Designers/Manufacturers of Record:
Institutionen för landskaps- och trädgårdsteknik: Tobias Emilsson, Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet
Institutionen för landskaps- och trädgårdsteknik: Kaj Rolf, Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet
Superintendent: Louise Lundberg, Scandinavian Green Roof Institute

The Augustenborg Botanical Roof Garden, Photo C by Tobias Emilsson

The Augustenborg Botanical Roof Garden (Augustenborgs Botaniska Takträdgård) in Malmö, Sweden is the world's first botanical roof garden and located atop the Scandinavian Green Roof Institute. Situated within a residential neighborhood atop 9,500 m2 of industrial buildings, the extensive roof garden is designed as both a demonstration garden and a research garden, testing various plants, engineered soils, and water runoff. The research is ongoing and test gardens reflect different greenroof systems as well as different designers.

Pond & birdhouse greenroof on the greenroof!

The Swedish Agricultural University (SLU) Greenroof Research is focusing on factors that can influence the performance and establishment of a green roof in Sweden. They are currently testing the impact of different substrates, different establishment methods, species mixtures, drainage materials and slopes on an extensive roof vegetation. Other researchers from Lund University are working on the impact off green roofs on biodiversity and stormwater management.

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Visit the homepage of Greenroof Research at the Department of Agricultural engineering, SLU here. Download Dr. Tobias Emilsson and Kaj Rolf's 2005 publication "Comparison of establishment methods for extensive green roofs in southern Sweden" describing their initial investigations at Augustenborg here. Contact Tobias Emilsson at: tobias.emilsson@lt.slu.se. Read Linda Velazquez's August 2003 Sky Gardens column about Malmö and Sweden here.

For more information contact Louise Lundberg, the Scandinavian Green Roof Institute superintendent at: louise.lundberg@malmo.se or visit the SGRI website.

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