#green roof

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The importance of sustainable site selection in commercial construction projects  

Commercial construction projects significantly impact the environment and the communities where they build. Therefore, it (...)

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Green roofs and walls: enhancing energy efficiency and biodiversity in commercial buildings 

  Urbanization and advanced technologies have made cities grow denser, with massive greenhouse gas emissions per year,  a (...)

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Architectural Solutions to the Urban Heat Island Effect

Global warming started as a buzzword to get people to care about the planet, but there is no hiding from the fact that Earth (...)

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All You Need to Know About Green Roof Construction

A green roof is an addition to an existing roofing system which includes essential features, a root repellent system, filter (...)

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Nature on the roof

A green roof has been installed on the El Campillo municipal market in Valladolid (Spain). The intervention is one of the (...)

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Greencity

A case study submitted and written by Marie Lanson, as part of her course in the "Advanced Master in Sustainable Real Estate (...)

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BaityKool

BaityKool is a prototype of dwelling which competed for the Solar Decathlon Middle East 2018, in Dubai.This competition gathe (...)

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Green roofs improve the urban environment – so why don't all buildings have them?

Rooftops covered with grass, vegetable gardens and lush foliage are now a common sight in many cities around the world. More (...)

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Selection of (Green) Roof Systems: A Sustainability-Based Multi-Criteria Analysis

A wide diffusion of green envelopes in cities can be an opportunity to improve urban environment conditions and reduce negat (...)