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Kasmin, Hartini. "Hydrological performance of green roofs." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2010. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/10354/.
Full textRumble, Heather. "Quantifying the soil community on green roofs." Thesis, University of London, 2013. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.603503.
Full textPeterson, Nicole L. Srebric Jelena. "On-site performance of extensive green roofs." [University Park, Pa.] : Pennsylvania State University, 2009. http://honors.libraries.psu.edu/theses/approved/WorldWideIndex/EHT-23/index.html.
Full textAlexandri, Eleftheria. "Investigations into mitigating the heat island effect through green roofs and green walls." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2006. http://orca.cf.ac.uk/55418/.
Full textNagase, Ayako. "Plant selection for green roofs in the UK." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2008. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/10325/.
Full text呂兆婷 and Shiu-ting Elsa Lui. "Life cycle assessment of green roof systems in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2008. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B41549508.
Full textDeng, Huijuan, and 邓惠娟. "Ecological benefits and species selection of tropical extensive green roofs." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10722/206421.
Full textWong, Kwan-lam, and 王韵琳. "The mitigating effect of substrate depth on green roof stormwater discharge." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10722/207562.
Full textLi Ka Shing Prize, The Best MPhil Thesis in the Faculties of Architecture, Arts, Business & Economics, Education, Law and Social Sciences (University of Hong Kong), 2012-2013.
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Lui, Shiu-ting Elsa. "Life cycle assessment of green roof systems in Hong Kong." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2008. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B41549508.
Full textmolineux, Chloe J. "Development of suitable growing media for effective green roofs." Thesis, Royal Holloway, University of London, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.531329.
Full textFeng, Haibo. "Lifecycle based energy assessment of green roofs and walls." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/45120.
Full textSchuchman, Rachel. "Storm Water Retention of Native and Sedum Green Roofs." Thesis, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10111534.
Full textGreen roofs are an established best management practice (BMP) for storm water mitigation because of their ability to retain precipitation runoff. The purpose of this study was to quantify storm water retention of Sedum and native plant green roof systems at three substrate depths (10, 15, 20 cm). Survival of plants on green roof systems is dependent on how quickly they can establish themselves. This study also determined native and Sedum plant roof surface coverage at three green roof growth media depths (10, 15, 20 cm). A mixture of six Sedum species (S. spurium, S. sexangulare, S. album, S. Immergrunchen, S. kamtschaticum, and S. reflexum) and four native species (Sporolus cryplandrus, Boutelous curtipendula, B. gracilis , and Penstamen pallidus) were planted into the built-in-place systems (BIPs) on June 20, 2014.
There were 137 precipitation events totaling to 158.2 cm during the entire (June 20, 2014-June 30, 2015) study period and there were 87 precipitation events with a total precipitation of 108.1 cm during storm water collection (Oct. 31, 2015 until June 30, 2015). During the study period, mean storm water retention of green roof systems planted with native (>58%) and Sedum (>53%) species were identical regardless of growth media depth. Mean storm water retention in green roof systems planted with native and Sedum species in all growth media depths were greater than mean storm water retention of non-vegetated roof models (32%).
Green roof plant surface coverage plays an important role in water retention of storm water runoff. During the dormant period (January 23, 2015), roof coverage by Sedum plants was greater than roof coverage by native plants. In addition, green roof surface coverage by Sedum plants was the same regardless of depth (>89%). Green roof surface coverage of native plants in 10 cm depth achieved less coverage than native plants in 15 and 20 cm depths. These results differ from the plant-growing season (June 30, 2015). Green roof surface coverage by native plants in green roof systems with 15 and 20 cm growth media depth were identical to the roof coverage by Sedum plants in green roof systems with 10, 15, or 20 growth media depth. Green roof surface coverage by native plants in green roof systems with 10 cm growth media depth was less than the roof coverage in all green roof systems in this study.
Analysis of covariance was used to determine if green roof surface coverage by native and Sedum plants affected mean storm water retention. During the study period green roof surface coverage by native and Sedum plants did not affect storm water retention regardless of growth media depth.
This green roof research demonstrates that green roof systems planted with native plant species are effective tools for retaining storm water in the mid-western region of the United States. After 9 months, there was no difference in storm water retention between native and Sedum species planted in 10, 15, and 20 cm growth media depth. Each green roof module retained more storm water than the traditional, non-vegetated roof model. Both native and Sedum species planted on green roofs in 10, 15, and 20 cm media depth achieved more than 69 percent green roof surface coverage after nine months.
Speak, Andrew Francis. "Quantification of the environmental impacts of urban green roofs." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2013. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/quantification-of-the-environmental-impacts-of-urban-green-roofs(6dc863d5-53bd-462b-b37f-37faa9ae3db0).html.
Full textWhatley, Melvin B. "Life-cycle cost-benefit analysis of green roofing systems: the economic and environmental impact of installing green roofs on all atlanta public schools." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/39623.
Full textSzecsödy, Emma, and Jacob Lilja. "What’s Up with Green Roofs? : A study on why property owners should invest in Green Roofs and what benefits tenants receive from it." Thesis, KTH, Fastigheter och byggande, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-277800.
Full textSrivastava, Rohini. "Green Roof Design and Practices: A Case Of Delhi." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1311004642.
Full textOlivares, Esquivel Elisa. "Exploring the potential of Mexican Crassulaceae species on green roofs." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2014. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/9573/.
Full textEriksson, Anders Olof. "Water Runoff Properties for Expanded Clay LWA in Green Roofs." Thesis, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for bygg, anlegg og transport, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-23326.
Full textWight, Philip A. "From Citizens to Consumers: The Countercultural Roots of Green Consumerism." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1368030088.
Full textCoffman, Reid Richards. "Vegetated roof systems design, productivity, retention, habitat, and sustainability in green roof and ecoroof technology /." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1196868927.
Full textAlsup, Sarah Elizabeth. "EVALUATION OF METAL LEACHABILITY FROM GREEN ROOF SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS." OpenSIUC, 2008. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/506.
Full textSinha, Roy Sagnik. "Green Roofs in Uppsala : Potential food yield and thermal insulating effects of a green roof on a building." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för geovetenskaper, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-423991.
Full textKadas, Gyougyuer. "Can Green Roofs provide Habitat for Invertebrates in an Urban Environment." Thesis, Royal Holloway, University of London, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.498741.
Full textPierce, Erin E. "The Historic Roots of Green Urban Policy in Baltimore County, Maryland." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1275576651.
Full textCastillo, Garcia Giorgina Beatriz. "Effects of Evaporative Cooling in the Thermal Performance of Green Roofs." PDXScholar, 2011. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/181.
Full textKong, Yuewei. "Rainwater recycling on green roofs for residential housing : case studies in Richmond, British Columbia; San Antonio, Texas; and Toronto, Ontario." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/2507.
Full textPeng, Lihua, and 彭立华. "Green-roof thermal effects in the context of climate change and sustainable urban design." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2012. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B49799514.
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Hake, Aubrey. "Promoting sustainable green roofs through Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)." Thesis, Manhattan, Kan. : Kansas State University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/324.
Full textVan, Mechelen Carmen. "Nature as a template for a new concept of extensive green roofs." Thesis, Avignon, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015AVIG0334/document.
Full textIn an era of urbanization, biodiversity is under pressure more than ever. Biodiversity is considered a major driver of ecosystem functioning and the provision of ecosystem services. Green roofs, a prime example of urban novel ecosystems, offer habitats and can hence mitigate some biodiversity loss in cities. Apart from biodiversity, green roofs also offer other ecosystem services, such as thermal regulation, stormwater management, and aesthetic and amenity value. Here we focused on extensive green roofs (substrate depth < 20 cm) as these can be applied widely and are more durable (i.e. less maintenance, self-sustaining). In southern Europe (Mediterranean), the performance of (extensive) green roofs is rather low, probably due to the elevated temperatures and summer drought. One may expect that plant stress on green roofs will further increase as a result of climate change. Irrigation could help plant growth and survival. However, irrigation is often perceived as an unsustainable practice, as water is already a limiting factor in many regions and climate change will lead to an even more severe water scarcity during summer. Therefore, research is needed to select plant species suitable for Mediterranean (unirrigated) extensive green roofs, and to adapt green roof design to meet the requirements of the selected plant species. More northern countries with colder climates (e.g. temperate maritime climate) will also face higher temperatures and erratic precipitation events as a result of climate change. The green roof industries located in these regions will hence also benefit from the outcome of such research. The main goal of this thesis was to elaborate and test a new concept for extensive green roof design, comprising both plant selection and design elements. The work is based on the habitat template theory, which states that natural habitats with similar characteristics as extensive green roofs should be targeted when searching for suitable plant species. Mediterranean regions are a hotspot of biodiversity and contain many habitats that match to some extent the conditions on extensive green roofs (e.g. shallow, free draining, nutrient poor and calcareous soils, high temperature fluctuations, windy). We hence hypothesized that it would be possible to find potential plant species for use on extensive green roofs. Because of practical reasons we selected the southern part of France as study region. At the end of this thesis, we conclude that natural habitats in the Mediterranean region can definitely inspire us as a source for development and improvement of extensive green roof design, whether this is for the current Mediterranean climate itself or for other climates under predicted climate change. Appropriate vegetation choice is essential, as well as the design in terms of sustainable irrigation techniques, appropriate substrate depth and composition, and water retention possibilities. Finally suggestions for further research were made
Polinsky, Robyn R. "Evaluating the Effects of Green Roofs as Tools for Stormwater Management in an Urban Metropolis." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2009. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/geosciences_theses/22.
Full textHjelm, Jonathan. "Green Roof Performance in Cold Climates : A study on how different plants suited for the subarctic climate in northernSweden affects the performances of green roofs." Thesis, Luleå tekniska universitet, Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurser, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-73000.
Full textLamb, Sara Katherine. "Examining the relationship between avifauna and green roofs in Mississippi's humid-subtropical climate." Thesis, Mississippi State University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1596066.
Full textHuman settlement displaces and fragments natural habitats. Design choices in the landscape directly affect both local diversity and extinction rates. This study seeks to understand how avifauna are responding to this new technology in Mississippi.
Brandão, Carolina Pinto. "Hydrological performance of green roofs under Mediterranean climate. Native plants in the urban space." Master's thesis, ISA/UL, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/11197.
Full textUrban areas generate considerable amounts of storm water runoff due to a high percentage of impervious surfaces. In Mediterranean climates, during winter, there can be large volumes of rainfall in short periods of time causing floods. Green roofs are emerging as a tool for storm water management. The use of native plants, besides promoting biodiversity, reduces maintenance and irrigation requirements, which gains relevance since water is scarce during summer. This work investigates the influence of rainfall, vegetation and substrate types upon the rainfall-runoff relations under Mediterranean climate. Nine test beds were installed on a building rooftop on the Instituto Superior de Agronomia, incorporating two substrates and five different vegetation covers. Results for the autumn/winter period show that the vegetated systems did not only reduce the amount of storm water runoff, but also attenuated its peak and delayed its occurrence. Overall mean retention ranged from 63 to 82 %. The combination of shrubs, grasses and mosses proved to be the most effective vegetation cover. Estimations revealed that, by greening the flat roofs of the Municipality of Lisbon, over 224 000 m3 of water could be retained, relieving the drainage systems and preventing floods
Liu, Ziyang. "Prediction of Soil Layer R-Value Dependence on Moisture Content." PDXScholar, 2011. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/125.
Full textComa, Arpón Julià. "Green roofs and vertical greenery systems as passive tools for energy efficiency in buildings." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Lleida, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/399726.
Full textDe acuerdo con las Perspectivas de Tecnología Energética de 2016, la demanda de energía primaria y las emisiones de carbono deben reducirse en más de un 30% para el año 2050. Una manera de conseguirlo es por medio de regulaciones que mejoren el rendimiento térmico de la piel del edificio. En este contexto, durante la última década los techos verdes y sistemas verdes verticales implementados en la piel de los edificios se han convertido en prometedores sistemas pasivos de ahorro energético y de reducción de las emisiones de CO2 en los entornos urbanos. Por tanto, los principales objetivos de esta tesis doctoral son: analizar la eficiencia energética de los techos verdes extensivos y sistemas verdes verticales para evaluar su potencial como sistemas pasivos de ahorro energético. Por otro lado, la capacidad de aislamiento acústico proporcionado por una fachada verde y un muro vegetal, también forman parte de esta tesis. Además de proporcionar datos cuantitativos para hacer frente a la falta de resultados experimentales en la literatura, esta tesis también se centra en el análisis del impacto medioambiental de los techos verdes extensivos para estudiar su sostenibilidad.
According to the Energy Technology Perspectives 2016, the primary energy demand and carbon emissions should be reduced over 30% by 2050. One way to achieve the EU prespectives are the regulations that enhance the thermal performance of the building skin. Within this context, the use of urban green infrastructures (green roofs and vertical greenery systems) on building envelopes have become more popular during the last decade as promising passive solutions regarding the energy consumption and CO2 emissions in built environments. Therefore, the main objectives of this PhD thesis are: to analyse the energy efficiency of extensive green roofs and vertical greenery systems in order to evaluate their potential as a passive energy saving systems. In addition, the sound insulation capacity provided by two different vertical greenery systems (green facades and green walls or living walls) was also part of the PhD thesis. Besides providing quantitative data to address the lack of experimental results in the literature, this thesis is also focused on analysing the environmental impact of extensive green roofs in order to study their sustainability.
Miller, Ryan J. "Implementing Green Roofs on Movie Theaters and Shopping Centers: Business Cases in Profitable Sustainability." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2014. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/pomona_theses/99.
Full textBuchanan, Angela S. "The Sophists and The federalist : re-examining the classical roots of American political theory." Virtual Press, 1995. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/941733.
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Cox, Bryce Kevin. "The Influence of Ambient Temperature on Green Roof R-values." PDXScholar, 2010. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/142.
Full textAntonopoulos, Charalampos. "Low slope roofs : Moisture transfer in inverted roofs constantly exposed to high moisture loads and drainage systems." Thesis, KTH, Byggnadsteknik, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-209672.
Full textSaragadam, Bhaskararao. "design guidelines and maintenance manual for green roofs in the semi-arid and arid regions." Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2018.
Find full textThuring, Christine. "Ecological dynamics on old extensive green roofs : vegetation and substrates > twenty years since installation." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2015. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/11788/.
Full textOwczarek, Kinga. "An investigation into the sustainable design of green roofs in relation to their hydrological performance." Thesis, University of East London, 2017. http://roar.uel.ac.uk/7295/.
Full textMalitska, S. S., and С. С. Маліцька. "Features of using solar panels on the roofs of low-rise buildings in Ukraine." Thesis, Національний авіаційний університет, 2020. http://er.nau.edu.ua/handle/NAU/42095.
Full textLately, society has been striving to improve the environment status of the environment. That is evident in the use of environmentally friendly materials, newest devices such as electronically switched motors, EU fans, various current converters like inverters or solar panels. Modern people have begun to make extensive use of alternative energy sources, namely solar panels, which can significantly reduce electricity consumption. After studying and analyzing the information, it can be concluded that for low-rise buildings, it is advisable and environmentally sound to use solar panels as alternative sources of energy if you set up a solar grid station of sufficient capacity and get a green tariff.
Ranara, Jeff. "Publikum Nynäshamn: Social-ecological Architecture in Public Municipal Space." Thesis, KTH, Arkitektur, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-261282.
Full textScherba, Adam. "Modeling the Impact of Roof Reflectivity, Integrated Photovoltaic Panels and Green Roof Systems on the Summertime Heat Island." PDXScholar, 2011. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/246.
Full textBagby, John Robert. "Aristotle’s Theory of Dynamics: Examining the Ancient Greek Roots of Process Philosophy." Thesis, Boston College, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:109133.
Full textHenri Bergson’s interpretation of Aristotle has not been adequately considered in scholarship. Bergson was greatly inspired by Aristotle’s method and discoveries in psychology and metaphysics, but Bergson also accused Aristotle of having reduced philosophy to an analysis of language. Beneath the apparent rigid formalism of Aristotelian logic, he had in fact described life in a dynamic and qualitatively rich way that is consonant with Bergson’s “qualitative multiplicity.” I show the commonalities between their philosophies and suggest ways of interpreting Aristotle from a Bergsonian perspective. In tracking all Bergson’s discussions of Aristotle—some very critical and reductive; others quite favorable and generous—it becomes evident that Aristotle’s dynamic sense of being describes qualitative multiplicity. This becomes clear when we examine the interrelated problems of movement, force, life, intuition, the soul, embodiment, time, ethics, and art. The theory of dynamics, or the dynamic sense of being, is the underlying thread which weaves these topics together in both Aristotelianism and Bergsonism. This dissertation demonstrates how effort and energy, constituting a hylomorphic unity of experience, provides phenomenological evidence grounding the theory of dynamics. The work of Bergson’s mentor, Félix Ravaisson, is decisive in this historical reconstruction. Ravaisson’s dynamic interpretation highlights Aristotle’s own critiques of logical formalism and presents an intuitive knowledge of life which is inexpressible in language. Bergson clearly borrows insights from Ravaisson’s interpretation but also discredits the validity of them. The burgeoning field of phenomenological interpretations of Aristotle contribute to the dynamic interpretation. I use this scholarship to refute aspects of Bergson’s logical interpretation. In sum, I show that Aristotle’s theory of dynamics is the central paradigm for his whole philosophy, tying together his physics, biology, psychology, epistemology, aesthetics and ethics. Bergson built further upon dynamics, evolving it endogenously, in order to create his qualitative multiplicity, flowing of duration, and élan vital. After critiquing the logical interpretations of Aristotle for their reliance on a metaphysics of presence, it becomes clear Aristotle had already described intensity, continuity, sympathy, and developmental progression as qualitative multiplicity, along the lines of Bergson. Key Words: Dynamism, Continuity, Virtual, Intensity, Development, Analogy, Integral, Concrete, Presence, Time, Energeia, Entelecheia, Movement, Invention, Intuition, Derivation, Habit, Intelligence, Indivisibility, Number, Qualitative, Multiplicity, Auto Affection, Phenomena, Aesthetics, Life
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Milder, Stephen Jarausch Konrad Hugo. "Thinking globally, acting trans-locally Petra Kelly and the transnational roots of West German Green politics /." Chapel Hill, N.C. : University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2008. http://dc.lib.unc.edu/u?/etd,1596.
Full textTitle from electronic title page (viewed Sep. 16, 2008). "... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of History." Discipline: History; Department/School: History.
Kemp, Sarah. "Impact of plant choice and water management on the provision of ecosystem services by green roofs." Thesis, University of Reading, 2018. http://centaur.reading.ac.uk/77714/.
Full textCarneiro, Clarisse Isabel Teixeira. "Sustainable urban drainage: Green roofs." Master's thesis, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/38682.
Full textAs recentes inundações em todo o mundo mostram a vulnerabilidade dos ambientes urbanos às condições hidrológicas extremas. O aumento da urbanização, sem o devido planeamento, combinado com as alterações climáticas levam ao aumento dos caudais superficiais provocando, assim, recorrentes inundações. Reconstruir o sistema de drenagem para fazer face a este problema pode não ser eficiente ou viável, quer tecnicamente quer economicamente. Técnicas inovadoras como a dos telhados verdes, construção de pavimentos permeáveis, canais abertos com vegetação, bacias de retenção, entre outros, atenuam os picos de cheia, diminuindo o risco de cheia, e reduzem a concentração de poluentes das águas de chuva nas áreas urbanas. Neste estudo é analisado o potencial dos telhados verdes na redução do pico de cheia e da quantidade de caudal superficial, bem como a sustentabilidade desta tecnologia, economicamente, socialmente e ambientalmente. A análise da redução do pico de cheia e da quantidade de caudal superficial foi efetuada considerando a aplicação desta tecnologia na área do Pólo II da Universidade de Coimbra, recorrendo ao programa de modelação hidráulica-hidrológica Storm Water Management Model (SWMM), da Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) dos Estados Unidos da América (EUA). Os resultados obtidos indicam uma redução do pico de cheia entre os 94-100%,e da quantidade de caudal superficial em aproximadamente 97%, ao nível da área de telhado verde, ao utilizar a ferramenta de controlo LID. No entanto, do ponto de vista da área de estudo a redução é na ordem dos 13-15% devido à grande dimensão da área de estudo, que possui uma baixa área de telhados que pode ser convertida em telhado verde.
Recent flooding all over the world have shown how vulnerable are urban areas to extreme hydrologic conditions. Urban sprawl combined with climate change increase rainfall runoff thus causing recurrent flooding. Rebuilding the drainage system may not be efficient or feasible, either technically or economically, to address this problem. Innovative techniques such as green roofs, pervious surfaces, swales, retention basins, among others, mitigate flood peaks thus reducing flood risk, and reduce the concentration of pollutants in rainfall runoff. In this study is analysed the potential of green roofs in reducing peak flow and rainfall runoff as well as the sustainability of this technology, economically, socially and environmentally. The analysis was performed considering the application of this technology in the Campus II of the University of Coimbra using the hydraulic-hydrological modelling program Storm Water Management Model (SWMM), of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of the United States of America (USA). Results showed a peak flow reduction of 94-100% and rainfall runoff reduction of approximately 97%, concerning subcatchments with green roofs and by using the Low Impact Development (LID) control tool of SWMM. However, considering the entire area of the case study the reduction is of 13-15% due to the low area available to insert green roofs, in the large area of the case study.
KU, TE-HSIU, and 谷德修. "Economic Analysis of PV Green Roofs." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/bdr43p.
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