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

Worldwide, green infrastructure is increasingly used to mitigate the impacts of dense urban
areas, contributing towards the naturalization of the built environment. However, for …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Abstract Photovoltaic (PV)-green roofs, a new development integrating the PV system with a
green roof, provide additional benefits for renewable electricity production as compared to …

Effectively controlling and reducing the energy consumption of buildings is the global focus.
A considerable variety of research on building energy saving (BES) had been raised in the …

Green roofs offer several environmental and social benefits to urban life. However, such
roofs require a greater amount of materials than conventional roofs. The life cycle …

The building sector has played an important role in energy consumption over the last few
decades, demanding actions to decrease it. A way to reach this goal, without affecting the …

Buildings in hot humid climates are energy intensive to operate. Energy consumption in
Saudi Arabia is almost three times higher than the global average, and one of the major …