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Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability, 2023 This paper investigates the thermal performance of green roofs, cool roofs, and their combined effects in tropical climates. Although each technology has been studied independently for its potential to reduce cooling energy consumption in buildings ...
Mdlalose Nonkululeko Portia +3 more
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The Sustainable Prescription: Benefits of Green Roof Implementation for Urban Hospitals
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 2022 If worldwide healthcare was a country, it would be the fifth largest emitter of greenhouse gases on the planet. The increase in global temperatures, combined with the negative impacts of urbanization, has made it more important than ever to introduce ...
Aprelle C. O'Hara +9 more
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Environmental and Social Benefits of Extensive Green Roofs Applied on Bus Shelters in Edinburgh
Land, 2023 The presence of green roofs in urban areas provides various ecosystem services that help mitigate climate change. They play an essential role in sustainable drainage systems, contribute to air quality and carbon sequestration, mitigate urban heat island,
Zuzana Koscikova, Vladimir Krivtsov
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Modeling Košice Green Roofs Maps [PDF]
Selected Scientific Papers - Journal of Civil Engineering, 2017 Abstract The need to house population in urban areas is expected to rise to 66% in 2050, according to United Nations. The replacement of natural permeable green areas with concrete constructions and hard surfaces will be noticed. The densification of existing built-up areas is responsible for the decreasing vegetation, which results in ...
Poorova Zuzana, Vranayova Zuzana
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Ecology and Society, 2022 Green roofs provide multiple benefits including reducing the urban heat island effect, absorbing stormwater and air pollution, and serving as habitat for wildlife.
Michael L. Treglia +4 more
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Retention performance of green roofs in representative climates worldwide [PDF]
, 2017 The ongoing process of global urbanization contributes to an increase in stormwater runoff from impervious surfaces, threatening also water quality. Green roofs have been proved to be innovative stormwater management measures to partially restore natural
Deidda, Roberto +2 more
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Costs and Benefits of Green Roof Types for Cities and Building Owners
Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems, 2019 Increasing urbanization and the effects of climate change will bring new challenges for cities, such as energy saving and supply of renewable energy, preventing urban heat islands and water retention to deal with more frequent downpours.
Sita H. van der Meulen
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THE INFLUENCE OF “GREEN” ROOFS ON THE QUALITY OF RAINFLOW IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT
Геохімія техногенезу, 2023 The results of research aimed at assessing the quality of runoff from ‘green’ roofs as a source of pollutants, particularly heavy metals, are presented.
T.M. Tkachenko +2 more
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Legislative requirements related to substrate depth as a barrier to the construction of green roofs in Bulgaria [PDF]
Silva Balcanica, 2020 There are 265 municipalities in Bulgaria. According to the national legislation, each Municipal Coun-cil adopts an Ordinance for the construction and protection of the green system.
Mariam Bozhilova +2 more
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An Overview on the Performance over time of Cool and Green Roofs as Countermeasures to Urban Heat Islands [PDF]
, 2015 In the last decades progressively growing efforts were spent to identify strategies and to develop tools and techniques helpful to design sustainable, resilient, and low energy built environments. Green and high albedo roofs have been proved as effective
Paolini, Riccardo
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