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Development of a certification methodology for “green” roofs [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
This study examines design solutions in construction aimed at creating ecosystems within urban environments. The focus of the study are”green” roofs as a part of “green” building practices (next – green).
Lisienkova Liubov, Rekus Irina, Rodionova Svetlana   +2 more
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Green Roofs Support a Wide Diversity of Collembola in Urban Portland, Oregon [PDF]

, 2015
Green roofs can help address habitat loss in urban areas by supporting plant and animal communities. To determine whether green roofs can support collembola biodiversity, we collected pitfall samples from April-June 2015 on two extensive and two ...
Miziolek, Konrad
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Assessing the runoff retention of extensive green roofs using runoff coefficients and curve numbers and the impacts of substrate moisture

Hydrology Research, 2020
In this study, rainfall-runoff data of four green roofs with varying structural configurations under dry and wet substrates were analyzed to acquire the effective estimation for Runoff Coefficient (Cv) and Curve Number (CN) parameters.
Wen Liu, Qi Feng, Weiping Chen, Wei Wei
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The Hydraulic Performance of Green Roofs in Urban Environments: A Brief State-of-the-Art Analysis of Select Literature

Environmental Sciences Proceedings, 2022
In recent years, green roofs have been used as a control measure for urban stormwater management, as they retain, detain and slowly release rainwater. Green roofs present many economic, social and environmental benefits.
Erica Orsi, Gaetano Crispino, Corrado Gisonni   +2 more
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Soil Microbial Assemblages Are Linked to Plant Community Composition and Contribute to Ecosystem Services on Urban Green Roofs

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2019
Green roofs are a way for cities to mitigate environmental stressors, such as heatwaves and droughts. However, these environmental stressors can adversely affect green roof vegetation, causing challenges for plant growth and survival and subsequently ...
Jessica M. K. Hoch, Matthew E. Rhodes, Kaye L. Shek, Devin Dinwiddie, Terra C. Hiebert, Aman S. Gill, Andrés E. Salazar Estrada, Kevin L. Griffin, Kevin L. Griffin, Matthew I. Palmer, Krista L. McGuire   +10 more
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Socio-Ecological Dimensions of Spontaneous Plants on Green Roofs

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 2021
Green roofs have the potential to provide socio-ecological services in urban settings that lack vegetation and open space. However, implementation of green roofs is limited by high construction and maintenance costs.
Dean Schrieke, Joel Lönnqvist, Godecke-Tobias Blecken, Nicholas S. G. Williams, Claire Farrell   +4 more
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Hydroponic Green Roof Systems as an Alternative to Traditional Pond and Green Roofs: A Literature Review

Energies, 2022
Among the several methods investigated over the past few years for the thermal mitigation of buildings in urban areas, green roof systems seem to be one of the most suitable solutions for several reasons, and researchers encourage the further study and ...
Renata Rapisarda, F. Nocera, V. Costanzo, G. Sciuto, R. Caponetto   +4 more
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Urban green roofs can support a diversity of parasitoid wasps

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Green roofs are often installed atop buildings to provide ecological services such as mitigating storm water runoff and cooling air within urban heat islands.
Aramee C. Diethelm, Susan E. Masta
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Optimization of Energy in Sustainable Architecture and Green Roofs in Construction: A Review of Challenges and Advantages

Complex, 2022
Sustainability has been one of architecture’s most significant trends over the last twenty years. The environmental consciousness of professionals has put sustainability at the heart of the architectural profession and has contributed to adopting and ...
Sara Ziaee, Zeynab Gholampour, Mina Soleymani, Parisa Doraj, Omid Hossein Eskandani, Samireh Kadaei   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Lessons from New York High Line Green Roof: Conserving Biodiversity and Reconnecting with Nature

Urban Science, 2021
The concept of sustainable urban design has appeared in different perspectives to minimize and reduce the negative impacts of urban expansion in terms of climatic and environmental drawbacks.
Kawar Salih, Zaid O. Saeed, Avar Almukhtar   +2 more
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