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Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 2022 Green roofs have been proposed as a significant method of “renaturing” the city, mitigating the urban heat island effect and controlling storm water movement. Plant growth on green roofs affects the environmental performance of the roof.
Christina Marouli +6 more
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Technical and engineering issues in green roof retrofit
, 2016 Retrofitting the existing stock of buildings is imperative, as only 1-2% is added annually to the total stock of buildings, and around 87% of the buildings that we will have by 2050 are already built (Kelly, 2009).
Feitosa, RC +3 more
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Multi‐Scale Bionic Structure Constructs Biomass Flame‐Retardant Thermal Insulation Foam Material
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Inspired by mussel adhesion and hierarchical brick‐and‐mortar architectures, a cellulose‐based biomimetic foam is constructed by anchoring bentonite nanosheets onto a polydopamine‐decorated cellulose nanofiber network. The resulting foam combines low thermal conductivity with intrinsic flame retardancy and full biodegradability, presenting a ...
Jianming Liao +10 more
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Surface temperature analysis of conventional roof and different use forms of the green roof
Przegląd Naukowy Inżynieria i Kształtowanie Środowiska, 2019 Increasing urban populations raises a number of problems and risks that are strengthened by observed and projected climate change. An increase in green areas (so-called green infrastructure) has turned out to be an effective means of lowering temperature
Anna Baryła +3 more
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Stormwater Attenuation And Green Roof Retrofit
, 2016 This chapter describes research demonstrating how to make an assessment of whether to retrofit with green roofs as a mean of attenuating stormwater run-off as a means of contributing to urban flood risk management.
Jessica Lamond +5 more
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An experimental study of greywater irrigated green roof systems in an arid climate [PDF]
, 2018 Green roofs provide multi-functional benefits to the built environment. They minimize urban heat island effects, enhance biodiversity, reduce carbon footprints, provide hydraulic benefits to urban runoff, and improve overall environmental sustainability.
Abaya, Jameelu S., Chowdhury, Rezaul K
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Bridging Horizontal to Vertical Radiative Cooling
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Radiative cooling materials are mature but only work facing the sky, confining them to rooftops. Instead of developing new ones, this system bridges existing horizontal coolers to vertical windows using blades outside the glass. On an occupied urban building, windows stay up to 1.4°C below air temperature while preserving daylight, outward views, and ...
Xiangyu Meng, Gan Huang
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The Green Roof Microbiome: Improving Plant Survival for Ecosystem Service Delivery
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2018 Plants are key contributors to ecosystem services delivered by green roofs in cities including stormwater capture, temperature regulation, and wildlife habitat.
Roberta Fulthorpe +8 more
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Environmental Research Letters, 2021 By enhancing evapotranspiration (ET), green roofs provide cooling benefits for the urban environment and are recognized as a promising heat mitigation strategy.
Linying Wang, Maoyi Huang, Dan Li
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Building resilience in urban settlements through Green Roof retrofit.
, 2016 The opening chapter will set out the background and principal focus for the proposed book. The book covers all commercial land uses and includes exemplars from all three continents and several global regions.
Sara Wilkinson +3 more
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