Greenroofs, An Urban Oasis
Location
CSU 201
Start Date
24-4-2007 8:15 AM
End Date
24-4-2007 10:30 AM
Student's Major
Finance
Student's College
Business
Mentor's Name
Vicki Luoma
Mentor's Department
Accounting and Business Law
Mentor's College
Business
Description
The term green roof describes an emerging trend in urban cityscapes defining buildings with partially or fully covered roofs in soil and vegetation. While this concept sounds expensive and quite involving the green roof alternative has many options to fit almost any application. The concept of green roofs has been around for years and it gaming popularity in many US cities after the rising number of green roofs in Europe. Benefits including reductions in; building utility costs, green house gas emissions responsible for rising global temperatures, urban heat island effect, and costs associated with replacing roof structures. The benefits of a green roof has been realized by many and has lead to the annual Greening Rooftops for Sustainable Communities Conference, which is scheduled for its fifth meeting April 29, 2007 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This project will research the concept, construction, advantages, disadvantages, and legal policy changes involving green roofs. The research of this project, in to the various designs, cost benefits and possible legislative policies, is in support of the eventual increase the number of green roofs in the United States.
Greenroofs, An Urban Oasis
CSU 201
The term green roof describes an emerging trend in urban cityscapes defining buildings with partially or fully covered roofs in soil and vegetation. While this concept sounds expensive and quite involving the green roof alternative has many options to fit almost any application. The concept of green roofs has been around for years and it gaming popularity in many US cities after the rising number of green roofs in Europe. Benefits including reductions in; building utility costs, green house gas emissions responsible for rising global temperatures, urban heat island effect, and costs associated with replacing roof structures. The benefits of a green roof has been realized by many and has lead to the annual Greening Rooftops for Sustainable Communities Conference, which is scheduled for its fifth meeting April 29, 2007 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This project will research the concept, construction, advantages, disadvantages, and legal policy changes involving green roofs. The research of this project, in to the various designs, cost benefits and possible legislative policies, is in support of the eventual increase the number of green roofs in the United States.
Recommended Citation
Thompson, Ryan; William Meyer; and Brad Heitzinger. "Greenroofs, An Urban Oasis." Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mankato, MN, April 24, 2007.
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/urs/2007/oral-session-10/8
