Author : Susan Weiler
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 12,26 MB
Release : 2011-09-28
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1118174461
Green Roof Systems goes beyond the fashionable green roof movement and provides solid information on building accessible space, often as important public space, over structure. It offers brief coverage of the entire process, including planning and collaboration, and focuses on the technical aspects of these roof systems, their components, and their applications.
Author : Nigel Dunnett
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 33,50 MB
Release : 2011-04-25
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1604693088
Until now, the green roof movement has been limited to large-scale, professional endeavors and public buildings. But homeowners everywhere are catching onto the benefits of a green roof—water conservation, energy savings, and storm water management. In Small Green Roofs authors Dunnett, Gedge, Little, and Snodgrass profile ordinary homeowners who scaled green roofs down to the domestic level. Small Green Roofs is the first book to focus on small-scale and domestic green roofs. More than forty profiles of small and domestic-scale projects of all shapes and sizes include green roofs on sheds, garden offices, studios, garages, houses, bicycle sheds, and other small structures, as well as several community projects. For each project, details are given for design, construction, and installation, as well as how-to tips on how the roof was planted and cared for. For readers looking for inspiration when hiring a contractor or taking the adventurous step of building their own, Small Green Roofs provides the knowledge and encouragement to make it possible.
Author : Kelly Luckett
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 20,20 MB
Release : 2009-08-03
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0071608818
A Complete Guide to Building and Maintaining Green Roofs Written by an industry expert in green roof design and installation, this GreenSource book presents all of the information you need to skillfully design, construct, and maintain green roofs. You will find a wealth of practical details gathered through real-world implementations and independent research. Green Roof Construction and Maintenance explains how to design a green roof, plan for irrigation and drainage, select and place soil and plants, and maintain the entire setup. The book also discusses return on investment, LEED design specifications, and the myriad short- and long-term environmental benefits of green roofs. Filled with step-by-step illustrations and full-color photographs, this is a valuable, hands-on guide to a rapidly emerging trend in the sustainability movement. Green Roof Construction and Maintenance includes: Key questions to ask at each stage of the green building process Tested tips and techniques for successful structural design Construction methods for new and existing buildings Information on insulation, drainage, detailing, irrigation, and plant selection Details on optimal soil formulation Illustrations featuring various stages of construction Best practices for green roof maintenance A survey of environmental benefits, including evapo-transpiration, storm-water management, habitat restoration, and improvement of air quality Tips on the LEED design and certification process Considerations for assessing return on investment Color photographs of successfully installed green roofs Useful checklists, tables, and charts
Author : Richard K. Sutton
Publisher : Springer
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 33,46 MB
Release : 2015-06-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 3319149830
This book provides an up-to-date coverage of green (vegetated) roof research, design, and management from an ecosystem perspective. It reviews, explains, and poses questions about monitoring, substrate, living components and the abiotic, biotic and cultural aspects connecting green roofs to the fields of community, landscape and urban ecology. The work contains examples of green roof venues that demonstrate the focus, level of detail, and techniques needed to understand the structure, function, and impact of these novel ecosystems. Representing a seminal compilation of research and technical knowledge about green roof ecology and how functional attributes can be enhanced, it delves to explore the next wave of evolution in green technology and defines potential paths for technological advancement and research.
Author : Steven W. Peck
Publisher : Schiffer Book
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,71 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780764330223
Projects and award-winners: Solaire Building, Island House, North Beach Place, Yorktowne Square Condominiums, Eastern Village Co-Housing Condominiums, Seapointe Village Deck Restoration, 10th@ Hoyt Apartments, Lot 8 Santa Lucia Preserve, The Louisa, Ducks Unlimited National Headquarters & Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Convention Center, Oaklyn Library, Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library, The Green Institute (Phillips Eco-Enterprise Center), Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, Nashville Public Square, Sanitation District No.1, 901 Cherry St., Montgomery Park, Garden Room, Burnham Park, Ford Rouge Dearborn Truck Plant, Millennium Park, Heinz 57 Center, 601 Congress Street, ABN AMRO Plaza, Calamos Investments.
Author : Bruce Dvorak
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 15,19 MB
Release : 2021-02-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 3030583953
This book studies the application of green roofs in ecoregions of the western United States and Canada. While green roofs were intended to sustain local or regional vegetation, this volume describes how green roofs in their modern form are typically planted with a low-diversity mix of sedums from Europe or Asia. The authors demonstrate how in the western USA and Canada many green roofs have been designed with native plants and have been found to thrive. Part I of this book covers theory and an overview of ecoregions and their implications for green roofs. In Part II vegetation from prairies, deserts, montane meadows, coastal meadows, and scrub and sub-alpine habitats are explored on seventy-three ecoregional green roofs. Case studies explore design concepts, materials, watering and maintenance, wildlife, plant species, and lessons learned. Part III covers an overview of ecoregional green roofs and a future outlook. This book is aimed at professionals, designers, researchers, students and educators with an interest in green roofs and the preservation of biodiversity.
Author : Earth Pledge (Organization)
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 39,46 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
Examine possibilities for city-wide green roof development using 335 color photographs, 40 in-depth building case studies, and 7 municipal case studies of Berlin, Tokyo, London, Portland, Chicago, Toronto, and New York. This book includes an opening essay by William McDonough, an architect and leader of the sustainable development movement, and details the ecological benefits, technical requirements, architectural history, and design possibilities of vegetated rooftops.
Author : Edmund C. Snodgrass
Publisher : Timber Press (OR)
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 36,26 MB
Release : 2006-10-15
Category : Gardening
ISBN :
A guide for architects, landscape designers, engineers, environmentalists and eco-aware gardeners, this text contains photographs and information for more than 200 species and cultivars of plants, including data on moisture needs, heat tolerance, hardiness, bloom color, foliage characteristics, and height.
Author : Gabriel Perez
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 45,40 MB
Release : 2018-02-14
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0128123249
Nature Based Strategies for Urban and Building Sustainability reviews the current state-of-the-art on the topic. In the introduction, the editors review the fundamental concepts of nature elements in the built environment, along with the strategies that are necessary for their inclusion in buildings and cities. Part One describes strategies for the urban environment, discussing urban ecosystems and ecosystem services, while Part Two covers strategies and technologies, including vertical greening systems, green roofs and green streets. Part Three covers the quantitative benefits, results, and issues and challenges, including energy performances and outdoor comfort, air quality improvement, acoustic performance, water management and biodiversity. - Provides an overview of the different strategies available to integrate nature in the built environment - Presents the current state of technology concerning systems and methodologies on how to incorporate nature in buildings and cities - Features the latest research results on operation and ecosystem services - Covers both established and new designs, including those still in the experimental stage
Author : Sam C. M. Hui
Publisher :
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 22,71 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Green roofs
ISBN : 9781906846404
Green roof systems are living vegetation installed on roofs and can provide many environmental and social benefits for achieving low-carbon, highperformance building. They can make cities more liveable by providing green spaces, mitigating urban heat islands (UHI), reducing air quality problems, enhancing stormwater management and increasing biodiversity.Green roofs offer an important way forward in urban greening, bringing natural wildlife back into the urban realm and providing much-needed ecosystem services to the built environment. Our cities and towns need to embrace green roofs to ensure that we adapt and mitigate our impact on the environment to achieve a liveable-quality and sustainable built environment.
