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Living Walls , Green Roofs

A Study of Living Roofs and Walls In Indian Context with a Sustainable Approach

A Study of Living Roofs and Walls In Indian Context with a Sustainable Approach

... etc. Living roofs and walls significantly contribute to sustainability by increasing energy efficiency of a building, helping our cities to mitigate the effect of heat island, provide sound ...

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An insight into the commercial viability of green roofs in Australia

An insight into the commercial viability of green roofs in Australia

... density living. Gliedt and Hoicka [65] share a similar notion categorizing green roofs as an “environmental sustainability initiative”, rather than a “financial ...of green cities in ...of ...

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Sustainable urban biophilia: The case of greenskins for urban density

Sustainable urban biophilia: The case of greenskins for urban density

... and green spaces in our cities for its natural resource values and for its associated environmental and socio-economic benefits it provides to people living a built ...environment. Green ...

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Social Perception of the Green Roofs in Contribution to Urban Sustainability: Istanbul

Social Perception of the Green Roofs in Contribution to Urban Sustainability: Istanbul

... the green and activity areas in Istanbul, people in the immediate vicinity use the Zorlu Center Mall to spend time in the urban park to be provided as a green ...of green space per capita decreases ...

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An investigation into the sustainable design of green roofs in relation to their hydrological performance

An investigation into the sustainable design of green roofs in relation to their hydrological performance

... testing green roof materials, depending on the context or the application they are used in, such as horticulture or ...of green roofs, the properties of the materials should be considered from an ...

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Quantifying the Impact of Green-Roofs on Urban Heat Island Mitigation

Quantifying the Impact of Green-Roofs on Urban Heat Island Mitigation

... flat roofs in regulating the imbalance, expressed in ratios, between mineral and natural surfaces, and to replace the leak of natural areas; we used a probabilistic and comparative approach, which was evaluated ...

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Evapotranspiration from extensive green roofs: influence of climatological conditions, vegetation type, and substrate depth

Evapotranspiration from extensive green roofs: influence of climatological conditions, vegetation type, and substrate depth

... conventional roofs cover 40-50% of the impervious surfaces (Dunnett and Kingsbury ...2004). Green roofs, also known as vegetated roofs, provide a non-intrusive solution to mitigate against ...

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Role of Substrates Used for Green Roofs in Limiting Rainwater Runoff

Role of Substrates Used for Green Roofs in Limiting Rainwater Runoff

... In green roofs, substrates are usually designed to retain rainwa- ter and support plant growth; hence, the materi- als characterized by specific physical, chemical and biological properties are used (these ...

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Calibration and Testing of Simple Mass Balance Model for Quantifying Stormwater Management Benefit of an Extensive Green Roof

Calibration and Testing of Simple Mass Balance Model for Quantifying Stormwater Management Benefit of an Extensive Green Roof

... Emilsson et al., (2005) while investigating the role of establishment method on the installation of green roofs found that pre-fabricated vegetation mats have higher succulent plant cover than on-site ...

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Relevance of Carbon Sequestration to the Physiological and Morphological Traits of Several Green Roof Plants during the First Year after Construction

Relevance of Carbon Sequestration to the Physiological and Morphological Traits of Several Green Roof Plants during the First Year after Construction

... several green roof plants during the first year after the construction of green roofs and to elucidate the relevance of the physiological and morphologi- cal traits to each plant’s ability to ...

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Evaluating Population Origins and Interpretations of Identity: a Case Study of the Lemba of South Africa

Evaluating Population Origins and Interpretations of Identity: a Case Study of the Lemba of South Africa

... On a cold, clear January afternoon in 2003, Atlanta millionaire turned eco-developer Charles Brewer stood against a backdrop of stilled machinery on the lot of an abandoned concrete facility and, holding a red and white ...

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Analysis & Design of Multistoreyed Building with Light Weight Concrete

Analysis & Design of Multistoreyed Building with Light Weight Concrete

... The lightweight aggregate concrete can be divided into two types according to its application. One is partially compacted lightweight aggregate concrete and the other is the structural lightweight aggregate concrete. The ...

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Urban Heat Island: Causes, Effects and Mitigation Measures - A Review

Urban Heat Island: Causes, Effects and Mitigation Measures - A Review

... influence of urban forestry, living roofs and light surfaces on UHI effect in the New York metropolitan area. They analyzed the New York City heat island effect model by taking six case study areas and ...

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Probabilistic cost-benefit analysis of installing extensive green roof in Malaysia

Probabilistic cost-benefit analysis of installing extensive green roof in Malaysia

... One of the most important parts of a building is roof and many wastages of energy is related to this part. there are many introduced solution due to solve this problem but, we can clearly see the increasing public, ...

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Vegetation composition of old extensive green roofs (from 1980s Germany)

Vegetation composition of old extensive green roofs (from 1980s Germany)

... as green infrastructure solutions for an increasingly urbanising planet (Grant, 2012; Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, 2005a), then understanding their long-term performance is ...TPG roofs, we hypothesised ...

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The energy conservation provided by green roofs on metal sheets in a tropical climate

The energy conservation provided by green roofs on metal sheets in a tropical climate

... The climate has a big influence on the circumstances in which the green roofs are situated. The climate in San Pedro Sula (Honduras) can be described as tropical, which means a hot humid climate during most ...

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Parameters influencing the regeneration of a green roofs retention capacity via evapotranspiration

Parameters influencing the regeneration of a green roofs retention capacity via evapotranspiration

... green roof compared to both Meadow Flower and non-vegetated configurations, due to its.. extensive 90-95% plant coverage and to its Crassulacean Acid Metabolism CAM.[r] ...

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A Case Study of Cooling Load Estimation of an Auditorium

A Case Study of Cooling Load Estimation of an Auditorium

... from walls and roofs Calculation of cooling load from items such as infiltration and ventilation heat gain can easily be represented on MS excel programmed calculated results were compared with standard ...

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State of the Art on Bamboo - A Viable Tool in Construction

State of the Art on Bamboo - A Viable Tool in Construction

... Natural but low durability of bamboo is the major drawback of it in structural use. Several methods have been developed to remedy this. Soaking bamboo in water is a traditional method widely practiced in Indonesia, ...

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Implementation And Improvement Of Green Walls In The Architecture Of Uzbekistan

Implementation And Improvement Of Green Walls In The Architecture Of Uzbekistan

... original green plants and their structures is created and the best of them are selected, followed by stepwise plants' needs and it will be selected taking into account the appearance of the project, and the ...

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