Green Gate Farms is the licensed grower and distributor for the LiveRoof® Hybrid Greenroof System.  We can help you with your project in the St. Louis and surrounding areas, west to Columbia, and east covering Southern Illinois. 

LiveRoof® functions as nature intended and the difference in performance is real.

NATURAL FUNCTION:  LiveRoof® is the only modular system with patent pending Soil Elevator™ and Moisture Portal™ technology to unite the entire soil continuum.  This allows for the natural sharing of water, nutrients and beneficial organisms across the rooftop strata. 

It also minimizes hot, wet, and dry zones, and avoids compartmentalizing the growing medium into an unnatural “grid” as is the case with other modular systems.

NATURAL BEAUTY:  LiveRoof® is the only subterranean modular system.  This allows our modules to be 100% recycled polypropylene plastic, as they are NEVER exposed to UV rays. The aesthetic advantages are significant, and during Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter, LiveRoof® looks like a beautiful meadow.  Other modular systems may always look like a man-made “grid” especially during the dormant season.

Each LiveRoof® module arrives to the jobsite at least 95% vegetated with 100% mature plants. 

What does this mean to you? 

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• Prohibits weed intrusion
• Maximizes energy savings
• Maximizes water absorption
• Substantially reduces noise
• Eliminates rain erosion
• No loss of substrate from wind
• Substantially reduces maintenance
• Mitigates Urban Heat Island Effect
• Replaces the natural habitat
• Protects and extends the life of your roof

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PRESS RELEASE:

LiveRoof^® is the First Green Roof System to be FM Approved  

FM Approvals Tested the LiveRoof^® Hybrid Green Roof System and Certified that it Fulfills the Highest Standards for Performance, Safety, Quality  

Spring Lake, Mich. ― July 19, 2011  LiveRoof^®, LLC, the preeminent horticultural science company atop the green roof industry, announced that its LiveRoof^® Hybrid Green Roof System is the first to be FM Approved according to FM Standard 4477. Developed by FM Approvals, LLC, FM Standard 4477 is the approval standard for vegetative roof systems. It evaluates green roof performance related to fire, foot traffic resistance and water leakage. In addition to testing the LiveRoof system, FM Approvals examined LiveRoof’s manufacturing facilities and audited its quality control procedures to verify that the company produces a consistently uniform and reliable product. 

The LiveRoof^® Hybrid Green Roof System is the green roof solution installed with full-grown, mature plants thriving in a sustainable ecosystem. Recognized and respected worldwide, the FM Approvals certification process assures that products and services have been objectively tested and proven to conform to the highest engineering standards for property loss prevention. Building owners and facility managers who rely on FM Approved products now have LiveRoof as a certified green roof solution.  

“As a horticultural science company, we designed the LiveRoof system for long-term sustainability by establishing our green roofs as naturally functioning ecosystems in which plants thrive,” said Amber Poncé, business development manager, LiveRoof, LLC. “Securing FM Approval signifies that we are equally devoted to product engineering and manufacturing.”

LiveRoof’s Certificate of Compliance and the complete Approval Report are accessible online via the LiveRoof web site: FM Approvals Certificate and Report.  

About FM Approvals  

Recognized worldwide as an independent, third-party testing organization, FM Approvals, a member of the FM Global Group, tests and certifies more than 500 categories of products and services for property loss prevention to help protect large commercial and industrial companies from fire, natural disasters and other types of property risk. The FM APPROVED^® mark, backed by more than 100 years of scientific research and testing, means the product has complied with all requirements of the necessary national and/or international standards, and may be sold in specific regional or global markets. It also provides product differentiation for manufacturers in what has become an increasingly competitive global market.

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Lunch & Learn

Green Gate Farms is pleased to continue our commitment to the rapidly growing green roof industry. We sponsor a Lunch & Learn program available to Architects, Landscape Architects, Engineers, Builders, Roofers, General Contractors, and other related industry experts. Lunch is provided on-site or off-site by Green Gate Farms. 

The presentation gives a general view of the green roof product that is available, highlighting the benefits of the LiveRoof® Hybrid System. The hour-long presentation also provides insight on green roof advantages, safety, delivery/installation, accessories, maintenance, and LEED points.

LiveRoof® can only be installed by Certified Installers. To request a Lunch & Learn or Certified Installation Training, contact our LiveRoof® Sales Consultant, Marianne Duckworth, via email: marianned@greengatefarms.com or by phone at: 636-798-2202