Green roofs and façades on buildings offer a wide range of benefits, including attenuation of rainwater run-off, improved thermal stability and energy conservation, enhanced air quality, wildlife habitat and open space.
This book provides an accessible overview of the development of green roofs and the contribution they can make to sustainable development. It explains the benefits of their use, and identifies the key aspects that must be considered in designing, building and maintaining them. It is fully illustrated with numerous examples of successful applications from around the world. 84pp, 10 line drawings, 37 photos.
Contents:
Preface
Definitions
Introduction
History
Policy
Benefits
Aesthetics
Green roofs and the water cycle
Thermal stability and energy conservation
Air quality
Noise
Electromagnetic radiation
Use of recycled materials
Increase in open space
Wildlife
Design, build and maintain
Setting goals
Structure
Layers
Planting, seeding and natural colonisation
Mosses and lichens
Slopes
Green façades
Irrigation
Maintenance
The future
References
Other publications that may also be of interest
BRE Building Elements: Roofs and roofing: Performance, diagnosis, maintenance, repair and the avoidance of defects - Third Edition
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Gary Grant
17-Nov-2006
1-86081-940-0
EP74, living roofs, sedum roofs, moss, lichen, brown roofs, planting, roof gardens, vegetation, climbers, walls.
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