Using garden roof systems to achieve sustainable building envelopes

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DOI	Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.4224/40002811
Author	Search for: Liu, K. K. Y.¹; Search for: Baskaran, B. A.¹
Affiliation	National Research Council of Canada. NRC Institute for Research in Construction
Format	Text, Issue
Physical description	6 p.
Subject	Rooftop gardens; garden roof; green roof; rooftop garden; thermal performance; energy efficiency; stormwater runoff; vegetation; evapotranspiration
Abstract	There is increasing interest in the garden roof system as a sustainable building design option in North America today. This Update reports the results of a field study to evaluate the thermal performance of this technology, as well as its potential to retain storm water runoff.
Publication date	2005-09-01
Publisher	National Research Council of Canada. Institute for Research in Construction
Series	Construction Technology Update, no. 65 (1 September 2005).
Note	Aussi disponible en français : Des toitures-jardins pour une meilleure durabilité des enveloppes des bâtiments
Language	English
Peer reviewed	No
NRC number	NRCC 48160 NRC-IRC-17515
NPARC number	20326463
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Record identifier	c95f042f-c32c-44b1-9e11-6055eadff533
Record created	2012-07-18
Record modified	2022-09-26