Module 9 Building elements and limitations of green roofs

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Module 9 Building elements and limitations of green roofs References
  • Bianchini, F. & Hewage, K. (2012) ‘How “green” are the green roofs? Lifecycle analysis of green roof materials’. Building and Environment, 48, pp. 57-65
  • Clark, C., Adrians, P., Talbot, B. (2006) ‘Probabilistic economic analysis of green roof benefits for policy design’. In: Proceedings of the Fourth North American Green Roof Conference: Greening Rooftops for Sustainable Communities, Boston (MA): The Cardinal Group Toronto, 11–12 May
  • Claus, K & Rousseau, S. (2012) ‘Public versus private incentives to invest in green roofs: A cost benefit analysis for Flanders’. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 11(4), pp. 417-425
  • Dinsdale, S., Pearen, B. & Wilson, C. (2006) ‘Feasibility Study for Green Roof – Queen’s University Campus’. Available at https://www.slideshare.net/Flanna489y/w2l397
  • German Landscape Research, Development and Construction Society (2018) ‘Green Roof Guidelines – Guidelines for the planning, construction and maintenance of green roofs’. Available at https://commons.bcit.ca/greenroof/files/2019/01/FLL_greenroofguidelines_2018.pdf
  • Kosareo, L. & Ries, R. (2007) ‘Comparative environmental life cycle assessment of green roofs’. Building and Environment, 42(7), pp. 2606-2613
  • Lee A. (2004) ‘Life cycle cost analysis—green roofs form an investment’. In: Proceedings of the Second North American Green Roof Conference: Greening Rooftops for Sustainable Communities, Portland (OR): The Cardinal Group Toronto, 2–4 June
  • Li, W. C. & Yeung, K. K. A. (2014) ‘A comprehensive study of green roof performance from environmental perspective’. International Journal of Sustainable Built Environment, 3, pp. 127–134
  • Nagase, A., Dunnett, N. & Choi, M.S. (2013) ‘Investigation of weed phenology in an establishing semi-extensive green roof’. Ecological Engineering, 58, pp. 156-164
  • Peck, S. & Callaghan, C. (1999) ‘Greenbacks from green roofs: Forging a new industry in Canada’. Available at https://www.nps.gov/tps/sustainability/greendocs/peck-sm.pdf
  • Vijayaraghavan, K. (2016) ‘Green roofs: A critical review on the role of components, benefits, limitations and trends’. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 57, pp. 740–752
  • Zhao, M., Srebric, J., Berghage, R. D. & Dressler, K. A. (2015) ‘Accumulated snow layer influence on the heat transfer process through green roof assemblies’. Building and Environment, 87, pp. 82-91

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