Sustainable green roofs: a comprehensive review of influential factors

M Shahmohammad, M Hosseinzadeh, B Dvorak… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Green roofs have gained much attention as a modern roofing surface due to their potential to
deliver many environmental and social benefits. Studies have indicated that different GR …

Investigating the performance of energy management in office buildings by using a suitable green roof design to reduce the building's energy consumption

S Algarni, K Almutairi, T Alqahtani - Sustainable Energy Technologies and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Today, the use of green roofs in architectural and city design has received special attention;
if the use of green covering on the roof and facade of the building has grown significantly in …

[HTML][HTML] Reviewing designed plant communities' potential for optimizing the performance of urban nature-based solutions

E Uppala, JD Sjöman, T Emilsson, M Hedblom - Nature-Based Solutions, 2025 - Elsevier
Urban nature-based solutions (NbS) can help to address larger societal challenges, such as
climate adaptation and mitigation, by delivering multiple ecosystem services simultaneously …

Performance of native succulents, forbs, and grasses on an extensive green roof over four years in subtropical Australia

S Chell, N Tomson, TDH Kim, RN Michael - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2022 - Elsevier
To achieve enduring low-maintenance green roofs that provide maximum benefit in the
subtropics, plants need to be well adapted to the local climate with extensive green …

Tracking arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to their source: active inoculation and passive dispersal differentially affect community assembly in urban soils

P Metzler, K Ksiazek‐Mikenas… - New Phytologist, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Communities of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi assemble passively over time via biotic
and abiotic mechanisms. In degraded soils, AM fungal communities can assemble actively …

Drivers of fungal diversity and community biogeography differ between green roofs and adjacent ground‐level green space

AG Droz, RR Coffman, AC Eagar… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Green roof soils are usually engineered for purposes other than urban biodiversity, which
may impact their fungal communities, and in turn impact the health of plants in the urban …

Green Roofs: Nature-Based Solution or Forced Substitute for Biologically Active Areas? A Case Study of Lublin City, Poland

M Michalik-Śnieżek, K Adamczyk-Mucha, R Sowisz… - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
Green roofs have become an increasingly popular feature in building design, driven by their
bio-physical properties and aesthetic and recreational values. They serve as a key element …

Ecological performance standards for regenerative urban design

J Benyus, J Dwyer, S El-Sayed, S Hayes… - Sustainability …, 2022 - Springer
Ecosystem services encompass the tangible human benefits that ecosystems provide. Past
efforts to maintain ecosystem services have focused on conserving and rehabilitating natural …

Weather dynamics affect the long-term thermal and hydrological performance of different green roof designs

N Wollschläger, U Schlink, R Trabitzsch… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Owing to climate change, numerous regions around the world are expected to experience
heightened occurrences of extreme events, including heat waves and intense precipitation …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainability Research of Building Systems Based on Neural Network Predictive Models and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)–Emergy–Carbon Footprint …

J Zhang, AT Asutosh, Y Zhang - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Facing the abnormal climate changes and the goal of carbon neutrality, the ecological
sustainability research of building systems has become a focus of attention for experts in this …