Green Roof and Walls standards overview
The standards and guidelines play an important role to transfer knowledge and specify minimum standards in the building greening sector. As the authors of the publication notice, the focus of each guidelines differs depending on the specific climate conditions, challenges and interest. In following European countries and you can find standards and guidelines of green roofs and walls:
Austria – ÖNORM L1131, ÖNORM L1133, ÖNORM L1136
Switzerland – SIA for green roofs, Guidelines
Czech Republic – Czech Standard
France – Regles Professionelles
Germany – FLL for green roofs and green walls
Italy – UNI standard “Instructions for the design, execution, control and maintenance of green roofs” and other norms
Slovakia – Slovakian Standards for the design, implementation and maintenance of green roofs
Sweden – Swedish handbook, Guidelines
United Kingdom – British code of practice and Guidelines
As climatic conditions differ across Europe greatly, there is no European standard for the technologies available.
(10/2022)