Drought tolerance and thermal effect measurements for plants suitable for extensive green roof planting in humid subtropical climates

Liu, T. C.; Shyu, Guey Shin; Fang, Wei-Ta; Liu, S. Y.; Cheng, Bai You

doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.11.043

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“…Green roofs are rather hostile environments for plant growth, because of shallow substrate, high temperatures and irradiance and wind exposure ( Getter and Rowe 2008 ; Liu et al . 2012 ).…”

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Plant performance on Mediterranean green roofs: interaction of species-specific hydraulic strategies and substrate water relations

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Mediterranean native shrubs can be very useful for green roofs in hot and arid regions. Our data show that both Arbutus unedo L. and Salvia officinalis L. could be successfully utilized, although the choice of species should be based on the drought-resistant strategy relative to the desired technical performance of the green roof. Moreover, substrate selection was found to have a crucial role in the success of green roof installations in the Mediterranean area.

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“…Green roofs are rather hostile environments for plant growth, because of shallow substrate, high temperatures and irradiance and wind exposure ( Getter and Rowe 2008 ; Liu et al . 2012 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

Plant performance on Mediterranean green roofs: interaction of species-specific hydraulic strategies and substrate water relations

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“…For example, the substrates and plants used in constructing green roofs in Australia differ from those suitable for a European climate [13]. Studies were also conducted on the choice of suitable plant species to use for green roofs in certain climates such as Midwestern climates [14], humid subtropical climates [15], and dry climates [16]. However, from the review of open literature there is a lack in the research conducted on the use of green roofs in semiarid climates and on the use of silt clay soil in the construction of the green roof.…”

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Experimental Heat Transfer Study on Green Roofs in a Semiarid Climate during Summer

Issa

Leitch

Chang

2015

Journal of Construction Engineering

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An experimental study was conducted on green roofs under the semiarid summer climatic conditions of West Texas to investigate the effect of soil type, moisture content, and the presence of a top soil grass layer on the conductive heat transfer through the roof. Two soil types were investigated: uniform sand and local silt clay. Tests were also conducted on a control roof. A dual-needle heatpulse sensor was used to conduct thermal property tests on the soils. The tests reveal that unlike sand, the thermal conductivity of silt clay did not increase continuously with soil moisture. Better heat transfer conditions were achieved when the sand and silt clay roofs were watered to a water depth of 10 mm per day rather than double the amount of 20 mm per day. The roof with silt clay soil had the lowest fluctuation in inner temperature between daytime and nighttime. Green roofs with silt clay soil required more than twice the amount of soil moisture than green roofs with sand to achieve similar roof heat transfer rates. The best net heat flux gains for vegetated green roofs were 4.7 W/m 2 for the sand roof and 7.8 W/m 2 for the silt clay roof.

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“…environmental protection organizations, governmental authorities, etc.) (Liu et al, 2012;Gündoğan, 2012). Motivators which strongly affect the applications of BIV are as follows:…”

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Critical Aspects, Motivators and Barriers of Building-Integrated Vegetation

Almuder

Süzer

2020

ICONARP

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Purpose Green buildings which provide improved user health conditions and environmentally responsible applications have gained significant attention, due to the increasing environmental problems, particularly caused by the construction industry at the global scale. However, vegetation is still not sufficiently integrated into buildings, even though numerous benefits of plants have been proven by many studies in literature. This research aims to find out the opinions of professionals and academicians in architecture-related fields regarding the critical aspects, as well as the motivators and barriers faced in BIV applications, namely; green roofs, green walls and interior gardens. Hence, it strives to help increase their application rates by underlining the significant issues to be considered.

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Drought tolerance and thermal effect measurements for plants suitable for extensive green roof planting in humid subtropical climates

Cited by 58 publications

References 19 publications

Plant performance on Mediterranean green roofs: interaction of species-specific hydraulic strategies and substrate water relations

Plant performance on Mediterranean green roofs: interaction of species-specific hydraulic strategies and substrate water relations

Experimental Heat Transfer Study on Green Roofs in a Semiarid Climate during Summer

Critical Aspects, Motivators and Barriers of Building-Integrated Vegetation

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