Green roofs as a technology for rainwater retention

Green roofs (GR) or living roofs are a technology of roof construction with a vegetation layer on the top of a building, which has a growing dissemination. Advantages include improvement of air quality in urban areas, generation of life ecosystems in urban cities and enhancement of both energetic an...

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Main Author: Monteiro, Cristina (author)
Other Authors: Calheiros, Cristina (author), Pimentel-Rodrigues, Carla (author), Silva-Afonso, Armando (author), Castro, Paula M. L. (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2015
Subjects:
green roofs
aromatic species
substrates
rainwater retention
runoff coefficient
water characteristics
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/16530
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ucp.pt:10400.14/16530

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/16530

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