ABG Building Solutions - Blue and Green Roof Systems
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ABG Building Solutions is a UK-based designer, manufacturer and supplier of sustainable rooftop drainage systems for architects, developers and building engineers. ABG manufactures its products at its production facility in Meltham Mills, West Yorkshire and is part of ABG Limited.
== Background ==
The company was established with a focus in designing, manufacturing and supplying sustainable rooftop drainage solutions. The company is widely credited with pioneering the blue roof concept in the UK, with a landmark early project at the University of Huddersfield. Since then, ABG has supplied over one million square metres of blue roof drainage systems to projects across the UK and internationally.
The company produces more than 2.5 million square metres of drainage products annually at its West Yorkshire facility. ABG is accredited to ISO quality management accreditations and holds memberships with a number of industry bodies, including CIRIA, the Green Roof Organisation and BALI.
== Products and Systems ==
ABG offers an extensive range of blue roof and green roof systems, categorised into a number of system types.
=== Blue Roof Drainage Systems ===
Blue roof systems deliver attenuate and control the release of stormwater at roof level, helping buildings and developments meet SuDS regulations. Systems are available across multiple build-up depths and finishes, including pedestrian and trafficable hard landscape options as well as green finish systems.
=== Green Roof Solutions ===
Green roof systems span extensive, intensive and biodiverse configurations, including solar-integrated options. Extensive green roofs are capable of retaining up to 80% of rainfall where it lands, contributing to sustainable urban drainage and flood risk reduction. Intensive systems support deeper growing media capable of supporting more substantial planting and amenity roof gardens.
=== Supporting Products ===
In addition to its system solutions, ABG supplies individual supporting products, including Roofdrain and Deckdrain drainage boards, protective and filter geotextiles, void formers, growing media, sedum and wildflower blankets, and inspection and restrictor chambers.
== Design Services ==
ABG Building Solutions provides PI-covered project design for blue roof and green roof projects. The company's design team works with project architects and building engineers to design and specify all materials and components required above the waterproofing layer to achieve the required surface water attenuation performance.
== References and External Links ==
* Official website: https://abg-buildingsolutions.com/