AQUATEN

The principal parties involved in Aquaten have been involved in the Geotechnical and roof greening industry for many years and have a combined experience of over 45 years.They have acquired considerable experience of the success and shortfalls of applying green roofs and gained a broad understanding of waterproofing. This experience has led to an understanding that there is an ever growing need for water attenuation on roofs as opposed to simply capturing rainfall in large reservoirs/tanks. T... he Aquaten product range has been developed to solve the issues holding back the growth of the industry. Utilising technical expertise across a number of scientific, horticultural and built environment disciplines they have the best mix of knowledge to create practical solutions for a growing worldwide market. This group also includes some of the UK’s leading experts in the area of green and living roofs and water attenuation. There is an ever growing need for water attenuation on roofs as opposed to simply capturing rainfall in large reservoirs/tanks. Aquaten’s objective is to engineer solutions to manage water attenuation using a mixture of science and nature to tackle the problem. A problem which is increasing and as a result they are experiencing more incidences of flash flooding, which is commonly defined by broadcasters as ‘a number of day’s rainfall has occurred within a few hours’ and it is understood that attenuation of the first 5 mm of rainfall is critical. They have a range of lightweight green roof solutions which support the aesthetic qualities, whilst overcoming the barriers, such as cost and weight, and so Aquaten can offer products that are easier and more economical to fit than either a green roof or a stand-alone water attenuation tanking system.More