is there anyone that knows about various types of turf assemblies that would be willing to chat w/ me, or can point me towards a good resource (preferably a person).
I have a local installer in Cincinnati as our go to for install questions. They started as a turf grower and expanded into artificial with all the artificial athletic fields. The Motz Group. Recently installed turf for FC Cincinnati. https://themotzgroup.com/
As far as products - the best source that helped my out with an interior (also exterior) install was Synthetic Turf International - https://synthetic-turf.com/contact-us/ 1-800-405-7455 and I was actually able to talk to a rep during COVID!!!
I had to spec an artifical lawn for a dog run on the roof of a kennel a couple of years ago. Their information was quite good. www.synlawn.com
This material had to drain, for obvious reasons so made a good roof overburden in addition to the pavers etc we used.