Energy Savings and Economic Impact of Green Roofs: A Pilot Study

Çelik, Serdar; Binatlı, Ayla Oğuş

doi:10.1080/1540496x.2018.1434620

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“…Firstly, implementing a green roof is expensive in both implementation and maintenance which is often called as "high initial cost". 51,52 Of course, the issue of equity usually exists for emerging technologies, which may be somewhat modified over time and with reduced construction and implementation costs, but it is not clear how much more will cost come down? Currently, the average construction cost per square meter of a large green roof in Philadelphia city is estimated between $10 and $30 per square foot, which many middle and low-income residents cannot afford.…”

Section: Barriers To Green Roof Installationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Rooftops for Whom? Some Environmental Justice Issues in Urban Green Roof Policies of Three North American Cities

Asl

2023

EPL

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Green roofs provide multiple benefits to households and urban neighbourhoods by lowering temperatures, reducing energy costs, and reducing stormwater runoff. However, green roofs are expensive and may not be available to all residents, which raises questions about who benefits from green roofs and urban policies that support this technology. Policies to support different social groups’ access to this green infrastructure is important for achieving equity. This study aims to identify and analyze to what extent existing different rooftop greening incentives and mandatory policies in three American cities, including New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia, address environmental justice. Nine policies were analyzed from three cities based on three dimensions of environmental justice. The results show that all policies have neglected a degree of distributional, recognitional, and procedural environmental justice in their policies. Although incentives try to advance distributional justice by implementing green roofs in different parts of the city, these policies do not pay enough attention to support themes such as zoning, size, rental status, land value, and affordability in all urban areas.

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Section: Barriers To Green Roof Installationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Rooftops for Whom? Some Environmental Justice Issues in Urban Green Roof Policies of Three North American Cities

Asl

2023

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“…On certain places, the use of green roofs in buildings has been promoted as a means of boosting the urban environment [26]. Urban heat island mitigation [9], runoff management [27], energy reduction [28], carbon sequestration [29], significantly improved job prospects [30], and civic beauty [31] are just a few of the advantages of green roof that have been thoroughly documented for fostering a sustainable and healthy way for cities and residents.…”

Section: Benefit Of Green Roofmentioning

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Perception of Green Roof Users with Their Mental Well-Being

Rahman,

Mohd Yusoff,

Omar

2023

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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Green roofs have grown popular in developing nations as an additional green space in a city when most of the land is being considered for new building construction but it has received less attention in Malaysia. Green roofs are also publicly accessible which provides a pleasant experience in recreational places that can relieve stress and soothe mind. Thus, this paper aims to determine the level of awareness of green roof adaptation among residents in high-rise residential buildings, as well as to investigate the relationship between intensive green roofs and mental health among residents in green residential buildings. It began by studying the literature on prior research, then collected data from a survey questionnaire on the target population. Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 27 will use to record and analyse the results of this study’s attempt to address the subject. According to the findings of the studies, the majority of residents are aware of the characteristics of an intensive green roof that influence their feelings. A minority of residents have mental health issues and they prefer five personal controls to keep their minds healthy based on their feelings. The essential conclusion is that a green roof may help in ensuring the preservation of a healthy mental state.

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“…Additionally, over the past decade, there have been studies with a focus on determining the financial impact of the implementation of green roof systems based on energy savings (Carter and Keeler 2008;Celik and Ogus Binatli 2018;Clark et al 2008;Nurmi et al 2013), increased property value (Bianchini and Hewage 2012;Porsche and Köhler 2013), increased longevity (e.g. double the lifetime) of the roof (Claus and Rousseau 2012;Porsche and Köhler 2013), and insulation and energy efficiency (Carter and Keeler 2008;Claus and Rousseau 2012).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In a literature review of studies that calculate the economic impact of green roof systems based on life cycle analyses, Celik and Ogus Binatli (2018) point to the importance of the timeframe looked at, such as 30-year life cycle (Blackhurst et al 2010); 40-year life cycle (Clark et al 2008;Mullen et al 2013); 50-year life-cycle (Sproul et al 2014); and 70-year life cycle (Porsche and Köhler 2013), and conclude that economic benefits accumulated to greater amounts, the longer the time frame.…”

Section: Synergy With Solar Panelsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Green Roof Research in North America: A Recent History and Future Strategies

Bousselot¹,

Russell²,

Tolderlund³

et al. 2020

JLIV

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Since the year 2000, green roof and living architecture research has progressed significantly in North America. For future growth in the implementation of living architecture, there is still a great need for additional and expanded research on green roofs and as yet undefined innovative J. of Living Arch 7(1) Feature 28 green infrastructure. This paper provides an overview of priority topics that have been critical to past success in green roofs, and those that are promising but need future investment, including urban heat island (UHI), energy savings, stormwater (quantity and quality), substrates, carbon budgets, plants, biodiversity, ecomimicry, biodispersal, long-term dynamics, urban food production, synergy with solar panels and financing green solutions.

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Energy Savings and Economic Impact of Green Roofs: A Pilot Study

Cited by 14 publications

References 35 publications

Rooftops for Whom? Some Environmental Justice Issues in Urban Green Roof Policies of Three North American Cities

Rooftops for Whom? Some Environmental Justice Issues in Urban Green Roof Policies of Three North American Cities

Perception of Green Roof Users with Their Mental Well-Being

Green Roof Research in North America: A Recent History and Future Strategies

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