Green roofs are artificial ecosystems that provide a nature-based solution to environmental
challenges such as climate change and the urban heat island. Green roofs aid in the …

Green roofs are often claimed to provide a range of environmental, economic and social
benefits, or 'ecosystem services'. These reported benefits, suggests that green roofs could …

Over the last twenty years, Cairo experienced a great rise in temperature by 4–5 K due to the
high urban density and lack of vegetation. These factors led to increased air conditioning …

This paper quantifies green roofs energy savings which is a challenging topic, namely in
Mediterranean climate with distinct heating and cooling seasons. The thermal behavior of a …

Green roofs have been proposed for energy saving purposes in many countries with
different climatic conditions. However, their cooling and heating potential strongly depends …

Facing the climate change is a common priority, due to ethical issues related to general
concept of sustainability and livable future for the next generations. Moreover, ethical aims …

Green roofs have shown a remarkable effect on the reduction of the building cooling load in
summer. The assessment of the thermal performance of green roofs is essential for their …

The research deals with the experimental assessment of the yearly thermal performance of a
green roof compared to other passive cooling technologies under temperate climate. All …

In the past few decades, the air temperature of built environment and energy demand of
buildings has been increased, particularly in summer. As a consequence, the number of …

Climate change and urban heat islands (UHIs) pose mounting threats to built-up areas. In
this regard, photovoltaic panels and green roof systems (PV/GR) can offer numerous …