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