Green Roof Benefits And Challenges

This review paper includes the history of the green roof green roof components and multiple benefits environmental social and economical associated with the green roof technology.

Green roof benefits and challenges.

In the developed countries. Ecological benefits birds bees butterflies and other animals can benefit from green roofs. Green roof benefits opportunities and challenges. These challenges can be.

Both heating and cooling where a green roof is present becomes less expensive because the roof helps with insulation. However huge construction costs excessive renovation costs and roof leakages are the primary challenges associated with the application of green roofs. In fact owners may even consider hosting a bee colony on their roof creating another form of income. Green roof benefits opportunities and challenges a review 1.

At ancient times people constructed. This paper also emphasizes how the green roof works in different areas their performance in reducing the stormwater and energy costs improving air and ecological performance. Green roofs at the building rooftop are old techniques. Evolution of green roofs.

Primary economic benefits of installing green roofs are lower energy costs less frequent roof replacement due to greater durability reduced stormwater management costs and creation of job opportunities. Primary green roof costs are related to installation and maintenance. Green roof have been proposed as the sustainable practice to mitigate the adverse effects of urbanization.