Passive design has recently received increasing attention as an option to reduce energy
consumption, abate carbon footprint and alleviate energy bills of buildings by taking …

Green roofs are an interesting technology that has attracted worldwide attention because of
the multi-disciplinary benefits, involving the improvement of stormwater management, the …

The combined trends of urban heat island (UHI) intensification and global warming led to an
increased tendency towards on the greening of cities as a tool for UHI mitigation. Our study …

Abstract Implementing Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) is a promising way to reduce building
energy demand and facilitates the achievement of United Nations Sustainable Development …

In urban areas, one way of mitigating the adverse effects of air pollution is the sustainable
rooftop practice known as green roofs. How green roofs can help reduce carbon emissions …

The rise in greenhouse gas emissions in cities and the excessive consumption of fossil
energy resources has made the development of green spaces, such as green roofs, an …

In order to consider green roofs as an environmentally friendly technology, the selection of
efficient and sustainable components is extremely important. Previous review papers have …

Cities are hotspots of anthropogenic activity and consumption. Thus, the consumption-based
carbon footprints of their residents are pronounced. However, the beneficial climate impacts …

Previous research has shown that most of the green roof benefits are related to the cooling
effect. In the literature available, however, it is still not clear how and how much the …

In the next decades, the increase in global population will lead to further urbanization
determining, on the one hand, an increase in building energy use and, on the other hand, a …