installing a white reflective roof membrane can help reduce those energy uses and costs. This paper calculate the life cycle cost of two different roofing systems, and investigated which one is a better choice, for Mediterranean climate .We will compare a premium black roof, which requires asphalt as the adhesive and includes a white granular surface, with a premium fully adhered white membrane roof. Keywords A premium black roof, premium fully adhered white membrane roof, life cycle cost analysis
Chicago Green Roof Project Marilyn Alberthal and Bryce Hansen PM409 City University Abstract This paper analyzes the proficiencies and deficiencies of the initial Green Roof project in Chicago. Many consider this first roof as a great example of how to properly set up a green roof initiative for city buildings. It also opened the doors for the city’s residents to incorporate this into their personal properties. Chicago has been recognized for their work in making more and more of their buildings
Introduction There are several ecological and environmental benefits of green roofs which have consequentially brought in increasing interests in this technology. A green roof, as a “carpeting” of plants on the roof of buildings, offers many benefits in addition to enhancing its aesthetic value. Primarily, green roofs have the ability to delay the storm runoff peak occurrence, thus reducing the peak flow rate and mitigating flood risks. Another benefit is its thermal insulation potential that reduces
In this paper, I consider an effect of green roofs – its mental and spiritual impact on health of residents living in urbanized area. It is well known that natural open spaces and well-designed greenspaces provide a locus for recreation, social interaction and community action and are highlighted as having a particularly positive influence on health and well-being. Given that urban green spaces are now widely recognized as major contributors both to the quality of the environment, and to human
A green roof is a layered system, partially or completely covering the roof area and with the vegetation being planted directly in the soil media (Stewart, 2013). It is important to have a good understanding about the type of vegetated roofs and their maintenance as a facility manager. This combination of natural and man-made facility is expanding at a dynamic pace and proves to be beneficial in providing sustainability. All the basic stratigraphic composition remaining the same, green roofs can
I have attached my report of my research into the implementation of green roofs in the City of Chicago. I have completed the tasks set forth in my proposal of September 23rd, 2015. Those goals were as follows: to determine both the fiscal and environmental ramifications of select green roof implementation. I first focused mainly on secondary resources to truly become an expert in the area and formulate a series of questions to ask willing study participants. I first focused on contacting local businesses
Green roofs are a type of green infrastructure that are becoming increasingly more popular as they perform vital environmental functions in addition to being a used for storm water management. In simple terms, green roofs provide storm management by providing layers of absorbent materials on the roof’s surface capable of holding water. These layers consist of some form of vegetation like grass, a growing medium that enables the vegetation to cultivate, a filtering layer that allows only water to
Green roofs as a combination of natural and artificial facility has many positive and negative aspects. By knowing properly about the positive and negative aspects, it gets easier for facility managers to plan and maintain the service according to space, infrastructure, people and organization. Carter and Butler (2008), studied the ecological impact of green roofs on test plots of Georgia and Massachusetts. It was evaluated that green roofs help in storm-water retention by retaining 78% of rainfall
the parts and characteristics of a general green roof water recycling system. Introduction Audience This description is aimed toward the general public to be informed on this form of Green Technology and how it benefits our environment. Purpose Sustainable and environmental technology, also known as “green” technology has become a trend in the design world as our culture has began moving into this era of “going green.” This roof system is an example of green technology being implemented into buildings
Green roofs are example of green infrastructure that provides storm management through layers of absorbent materials on the roof’s surface capable of holding water. These layers consist of some form of vegetation like grass, a growing medium that enables the vegetation to cultivate, a filtering layer that allows only water to pass through, a draining layer, a waterproof barrier that prevents water from going through the roof and the roof structure that is made from a material like concrete, wood