SHOULD YOU PUT YOUR ENERGY INTO GREEN ROOFS TO REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN YOUR BUILDING

作     者：Brad Bass 

作者机构：North American Green Roof Research Committee Network Adaptation&Impacts Research Division Environment Canada at the University of Toronto 

出 版 物：《Journal of Green Building》 (绿色建筑学报（英文）)

年 卷 期：2008年第3卷第2期

页      面：26-40页

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学科分类：0710[理学-生物学] 071001[理学-植物学] 07[理学] 

主　　题：Figure planted formally 

摘      要：INTRODUCTION Green roofs are touted as an environmental technology for urban areas due to their many benefi ts(Lundholm et al.2008).Although the design and the benefi ts have been reported in many reports and articles,they are reviewed here for those who are unfamiliar with this *** roofs,or more formally,green roof infrastructure,is a technology that allows for the growth of vegetation on a roof while protecting the building envelope from leakage and root penetration.A green roof is more than a layer of soil piled on the roof,planted in the way that you might plant a *** technology consists of multiple layers that include the plants and growing medium or substrate,but also a drainage layer for storing water that was not used by the plants and a waterproof,root-repellent membrane(Figure 1).