This is an example case of a Detention Roof project in Manchester, UK. On the right you will find the details of the roof. Below you can read with which type of rainstorm has been calculated and what the results are of the application of the Detention Roof. Within this calculation, all water absorbing components are fully water saturated.
Roof slope
2 degree
Roof surface
956 sqm
Surface Detention Roof
856 sqm
Other roof area (vegetation-free zones)
100 sqm
Type of roof drains
unknown
Number of roof drains
7 pcs
For this water calculation, a rainstorm with intensity T=100 is used. In this rainstorm, 47.5 mm of rain falls in 60 minutes. The maximum permitted run-off speed on the sewer system is 2.78 litres per second per hectare. When a Detention Roof is applied the calculated peak run-off falls within this standard.
2.73 litre per second per hectare
238.01 litre per second per hectare
In this case the Detention Roof ensures a peak run-off reduction of 99%
1,393 minutes - this means that after 1,393 minutes 50% of the total amount of rainwater has been drained
After 66 hours and 42 minutes, the roof stops draining the rainwaterand the detention
59 mm is temporarily stored and slowed down
34 mm is absorbed in the Detention Roof
Detention is (temporarily) storing water, which is ultimately (delayed) drained. Retention is when the water is absorbed in the green roof layers and eventually is returned to the atmosphere in the form of vapor by the plants (transpiration) and the soil (evaporation). The Urbanscape Green Roll and the Sempergreen Sedum-mix blanket are water-absorbing components. The Detention layer and the Storage layer are water-detaining components.
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