Grow more than sedum.

Create biodiverse meadow ecosystems with lightweight growth media designed for resilient, low-maintenance green roofs.

Extensive green roofs don't have to be monocultures. With the right growth media, rooftops can support diverse native grasses, wildflowers, and pollinator-friendly plant communities that deliver greater ecological value while remaining cost-effective and low maintenance. Omni Infinity Media provides the aeration, water management, and biological foundation needed to establish vibrant meadows that become more resilient over time.

Explore extensive green roofs built with Omni Infinity Media

  • This 25,000 sf Omni Meadow, installed on a 1:12 sloped roof with 5”-deep Omni Infinity Media, grew rapidly in its first two months, with heavy blooming and sunflowers reaching nine feet tall.

    University of Hartford

  • McCollum/McArthur Hall at Harvard Business School’s Omni Meadow fosters diverse native plantings and pollinator habitat - in addition to bountiful radish harvests used in the cafeteria.

    harvard business school

  • Monarch butterflies have been seen nectaring on plants in the 20th floor meadow—the highest story Omni has seen monarchs on any of our projects.

    800 w fulton market

  • The public TV & radio station in Indianapolis needed a quick establishing, tall plants to help soften the noise of rain on their recording studio roof. With the lightweight Omni Meadow, they got a lush, 3’-tall meadow in 2 months.

    WFYI

  • Shade-tolerant perennials including Ferns, Hostas, and Pachysandra as well as Allium, Astilbe, Beardtongue, Coral Bells, Lady’s Mantle, and sedges are thriving in 3”- to 5”-deep Omni Infinity Media. This low-maintenance roof proves that green roofs can be successful in low-light site conditions.

    Big Ten Conference

  • This project demonstrated a significant return on investment for green roofs. On average, the 2nd floor terrace residences’ green roofs cost $20k to construct while selling for an additional $95k each.

    District House

  • Studio Gang Architect’s Chicago headquarters envisioned a nearly 100-year-old structure topped with a native prairie. After a first-of-its-kind rooftop wheat harvest, the Omni Meadow at Studio Gang has achieved a Floristic Quality Inventory of a High Quality Natural Area.

    studio gang

  • Omni Infinity Media is used to create a lightweight, food-producing vegetative roof assembly atop an ADA-accessible table.

    Stevenson High School

  • In as little as 4”-deep Omni Infinity Media, this green roof creates native meadow habitat on steep slopes & rolling topography.

    Fulton West

  • The 3” deep Omni Meadow proves that deep-rooted prairie plants can be successfully grown to maturity in a shallow extensive vegetative assembly. After a few years of plant community succession, native plants outcompeted nurse species with Purple Coneflower, Switchgrass, and Wild Bergamot.

    Abt Electronics

  • Omni’s 10,000-sf green roof includes about 4,000-sf of wildflower meadow that’s become home to hummingbirds, monarch butterflies, and many other pollinators.

    Omni Ecosystems HQ

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Whether you are creating a green roof, a bioretention system, a planter, or an innovative research project, Omni can help you create infrastructure that performs today and continues to improve tomorrow.