GF Victoria 's green roof is the steepest in Europe and can generate savings of 20% on heating and 70% on air conditioning.
It is the result of engineering work that earned the award for Best Sika Work 2017. The
GF Victoria green roof is a unique infrastructure in the Canary Islands and an example of sustainability and architecture in the archipelago. This 'green carpet', with more than 1000m2, has vegetation adapted to an environment with lots of sun and little water.
It is currently the most inclined green roof in Europe. Its thermal insulation can generate savings of 20% in heating systems and 70% in air conditioning systems.
“We wanted the project to be different, to be environmentally responsible,” says Francisco Calzadilla, technical director of Grupo Fedola and advisor to the Council. In addition, “it has had an impact on the energy efficiency of the building, since it is able to regulate its temperature and helps to spend less energy on cooling the building.”
This infrastructure is the result of engineering work that has earned the award for Best Sika Work 2017. The work was carried out by Impermeabilizaciones Machado SL, the company that carried out the waterproofing and assembly of these three roofs. “What makes this roof particularly unique is the extreme complexity of its design, as it has very steep slopes, in addition to the type of vegetation used on such a steep roof,” stresses Gerardo Machado, representative of Impermeabilizaciones Machado. “There are very few roofs of this type in the world,” he adds.
GF Victoria is a benchmark as a highly energy-efficient tourist building. The five-star Gran Lujo hotel of GF Hoteles, a chain belonging to the Fedola Group, was awarded by 'Re Think Hotel 2018' as one of the ten best sustainability and hotel rehabilitation projects nationwide.
