Green Roof Retrofit Building-Urban-Resilience

Green Roof Retrofit Building-Urban-Resilience

Contents
  • Building Resilience In Urban Settlements
  • Through Green Roof Retrofit
  • Introduction
  • Background And Context: Green Infrastructure
  • Green Roof Retrofit
  • Is Green Roof Sustainable
  • Do Green Roofs Really Work
  • Green Building Retrofit Checklist
  • Are Green Roots Bad
  • Can You Retrofit A Green Roof
  • Can You Put A Green Roof On An Existing Building
  • How To Install A Green Roof
  • Can I Put A Green Roof On My House
  • Green Roof Policy
  • Diy Green Roof Construction
  • Do Green Roofs Leak
  • Green Roofs
  • Extensive And Intensive Systems
  • Valuing Green Infrastructure And Wider Economic Benefits
  • Measures Of Greenness In Cities And The Growing Market
  • For Green Roofs
  • A Growing Global Market For Green Roofs
Overview Of The Structure Of The Book
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Technical And Engineering Issues In Green Roof Retrofit
  • Introduction
  • Technical And Engineering Considerations
  • Roof Structure And Covering Typologies
  • Pitched Roof Structures
  • Pitched Roof Coverings
  • Flat Roof Structures
  • Flat Roof Coverings
  • Other Roof Designs
  • Green Roof Modular Systems
  • Available Space
  • Structural Capacity
  • Waterproof Membranes And Insulation
  • Green Roof Retrofit Building-Urban-Resilience
  • Do Green Roofs Cool The Air
  • What Do Green Roofs Help With
  • Does Greenhouse Roof Need To Be Clear
  • Does Metal Roof Reduce Energy Bills
  • Does Reroofing Require A Permit
  • Residential Green Roof System
  • Green And Resilient Retrofit Program
  • Artificial Green Roof Syste
  • What Are The Disadvantages Of Green Roofs
What Are The Benefits Of A Green Roof
  • Green Roof Requirements
  • How Green Roofs Work
  • How Green Roofs Can Help Cities
  • How Does A Green Roof Help The Environment
  • How Do Green Roofs Help The Environment
  • What Are Green Roofs Used For
  • Why Are Green Roofs Good For The Environment
  • What Color Roof For Green House
  • What Are Green Roofs Made Of
  • Drainage
  • Heritage
  • Green Roof Access
  • Access For Maintenance
  • Temporary Or Permanent Access Strategies
  • Green Roof Retrofit Building-Urban-Resilience
  • Maintenance Frequency
  • Other Issues
  • How To Determine Which Green Roof Type Is Best Suited
  • To Different Structures
  • Illustrative Case Studies
  • Australia – Surry Hills Library And Bear Park, Sydney
  • Brazil
  • Queen St West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Cheapside, London, UK
  • Conclusions
Green Roof Retrofit And The Urban Heat Island
  • Introduction
  • Defining The Urban Heat Island
  • UHI Impacts On Environment, Society And Economy
  • Microclimatic Effects Of Rooftop Greening
  • Green Roof Cooling Mechanisms
  • Green Roof Retrofit For Mitigation – Defining
  • The Boundaries
  • Roof Availability And Suitability
  • Design Considerations – Intensive Versus Extensive
  • Green Roof Retrofit For Mitigation – Developing
  • The Model
  • Overview Of Methods
  • Modelling Roof Availability And Suitability
  • Modelling Thermal Performance
  • Model Implementation – Evaluating Sydney’s Surface
  • Green Roof Retrofit Building-Urban-Resilience
  • And Canopy‐Layer Heat Islands
  • Green Roof Retrofit For Mitigation – Model
  • Why Green Roof
  • Where Are Green Roofs Most Popular
  • What’s A Green Roof
  • Why Green Roofs Are Good
  • Why Are Green Roofs Important
  • Installing Green Roof Existing Building
  • Green Roof Retrofit
Green Building And Retrofit Architect
  • Green Retrofit Hud
  • Green Roof Research
  • Green Roof Articles
  • Retrofit Plus
  • Green Roof Plugs
  • Green Roof Revit
  • Green Roof Residential
  • Green Roof Vs Traditional Roof
  • Green Retrofits California
  • Green Roof R Value
  • Implementation
  • Conclusions – Where To From Here?
  • Limitations Of The Research And Opportunities
  • For Further Work
  • References
  • Thermal Performance Of Green Roof Retrofit
  • Introduction
  • Green Roof Retrofit And Thermal Performance
  • Green Roof Retrofit Building-Urban-Resilience
  • Research Methodology
  • Case Study: Rio De Janeiro And Sydney
  • Rio De Janeiro Case Study
  • Sydney Case Study
Evaluation Of Rio De Janeiro And Sydney Cases
  • Green Roof Initiative
  • Green Roof Regulations
  • Green Roof Requirements
  • Green Roof Requirements Nyc
  • Green Roof With Grey Siding
  • Can You Retrofit A Green Roof
  • Green Roof Policy
  • Can You Put A Green Roof On An Existing Building
  • Green Roof Examples
  • Green Roof Requirements
  • Green Roof Explained
  • How To Install A Green Roof
  • Green Building Retrofit Checklist
  • Do Green Roofs Really Work
  • Dark Green Roof
  • Egreen Roofing Solutions
  • Forest Green Roof
  • Ford Green Roof
  • Green Metal Roof Homes
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Storm water Attenuation And Green Roof Retrofit
  • Introduction
The Problem Of Pluvial Flooding
  • Specifications For Storm water Roofs And Issues For Retrofit
  • Technical And Physical Issues In Retrofit
  • Estimating Runoff Reduction
  • Modelling For City‐Scale Storm water Attenuation
  • Melbourne, Australia
  • Newcastle‐Upon‐Tyne, UK CBD Database
  • Melbourne And Newcastle Runoff Estimation
  • Assessment Of Retrofit At A Building Scale
  • Conclusions – Where To Next?
  • References
  • Biodiversity And Green Roof Retrofit
  • Introduction
  • What Is Biodiversity?
  • Green Roofs For Vertebrate Conservation
  • Green Roofs For Invertebrate Conservation
  • Conclusions
  • Designing Biodiverse Green Roofs
  • Egreen Roofing Solutions
  • Forest Green Roof
  • Ford Green Roof
  • Green Metal Roof Homes
  • House Green Roof
  • Green Retrofit Hud
  • Green Remodeling
Green Retrofits California
  • Living Green Roof
  • Green Roof Requirements
  • Green Roof Los Angeles
  • Metal Green Roof
  • Metal Roof Retrofit
  • Green Construction
  • Commercial Green Roof Systems
  • Commercial Green Roof Cost
  • Green And Resilient Retrofit Program
  • Roof Green
  • Roof Retrofit
  • Od Green Romeo Zero
  • Green-R-Panel
  • Green Roof Systems Residential
  • References
  • Planting Choices For Retrofitted Green Roofs
  • Introduction
  • Ecosystem Services Delivery By Green Roofs: The Importance
  • Of Plant Choice
  • Plant Species Choice And Building Cooling/Insulation
  • Plants And Cooling – Basic Principles
  • Plant Species Choice And Summer‐Time Surface Cooling
  • Plant Species Choice And Winter‐Time Insulation
  • Plant Species Choice And Storm water Management
  • Related Topics
  • Green Building Project Planning And Cost Estimating 3rd Edition
  • Advanced Construction Technology 4th Edition