Biomimicry
Learning from nature
is the shortest path to progress
Tested for water tightness. Meets the criteria of Brazilian standard ABNT NBR 15575-5:2013 as an enclosure element
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Porosity that lets urban surfaces breathe — without leaks
Transpiration is the key to regulating the temperature of any living surface.
Inspired by nature, Kaatop brings irrigation and planting pores into a watertight building material to cool your building biologically. The roof absorbs less heat, while the plants help keep your home cooler.
Multiple practical uses that improve quality of life and sustainability: thermal and acoustic comfort; gardening, landscaping, horticulture and urban agriculture; water stewardship; biophilia and biodiversity habitats; mitigation of urban heat islands (humidity, temperature and dust); and carbon capture and storage.
Capillarity brings life
to the city’s skin
How can we deliver water efficiently to the top of a building? Once again, nature provides the answer. Just as a tree carries water and nutrients to its crown, Kaatop combines its integrated irrigation circuit with established low-flow irrigation and fertigation systems to nourish the plants growing on your roof.
With little waste and low energy use.
A new take on a familiar product
Innovation can be as simple as improving what already works. That is why Kaatop incorporates its technology into a familiar construction product: the sandwich roof panel. Assembly, interlocking and fastening follow the same process as conventional sandwich panels.
Internal irrigation circuit panel
Kaatop has a proprietary internal irrigation circuit panel designed to distribute water in a controlled way while reducing the roof’s weight.
Plant seedlings or seeds
Whether you are designing a detailed landscape or growing fresh, locally produced food, Kaatop turns unused roof space into an asset for well-being and quality of life.
Plant, harvest and replant as often as you like. For less work, grow perennial species
Thanks to its patented technology, Kaatop supports a wide range of herbaceous plants from seeds or seedlings on roofs and walls. Grow and replant edible or ornamental species in sun or shade as often as you like, or create a low-maintenance green roof.
Groundcovers and ornamental grasses
Growing a green roof or living wall has never been easier
Vegetables, herbs and medicinal plants
Kaatop can help you eat a healthier, more varied diet
and even earn extra income by growing food
Crop seeds
The most tangible food security is what you can see from your window
The power to transform
in your hands
Performance
Kaatop takes the sandwich roof panel to a new level of performance as a building material. Whatever you have in mind for gardening or urban agriculture, easy installation, advanced materials, intelligent irrigation, hydroponics and automation help you get there faster.
Meets the performance criteria in Brazilian standard ABNT NBR 15575-5:2013, Annex D
Proven growing capacity for extensive and intensive green roofs
8 m² can supply one person’s daily needs for fresh vegetables
Meets section 7.5 of Brazilian standard ABNT NBR 15575-5:2013 (hail and accidental loads)
Resists 120 kgf/m², in accordance with section 9.2.4 of Brazilian standard ABNT NBR 15575-5:2013