Buffam, Ishi
- Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Review article2020Peer reviewed
Green roof research in North America: a recent history and future strategies
Bousselot, Jennifer; Russell, Virginia; Tolderlund, Leila; Celik, Serdar; Morgan, Susan; Buffam, Ishi; Coffman, Reid; Williams, Jason; Mitchell, Mark E.; Backer, Jen; DeSpain, Jessica
Abstract
Since the year 2000, green roof and living architecture research has progressed significantly in North America. For future growth in the implementation of living architecture, there is still a great need for additional and expanded research on green roofs and as yet undefined innovative J. of Living Arch 7(1) Feature 28 green infrastructure. This paper provides an overview of priority topics that have been critical to past success in green roofs, and those that are promising but need future investment, including urban heat island (UHI), energy savings, stormwater (quantity and quality), substrates, carbon budgets, plants, biodiversity, ecomimicry, biodispersal, long-term dynamics, urban food production, synergy with solar panels and financing green solutions.
Keywords
Living Architecture; Green Roof; Green Infrastructure; UHI:Substrate; Stormwater; Carbon Budgets; Biodiversity, Ecomimicry
Published in
Journal of living architecture
2020, volume: 7, number: 1, pages: 27-64
SLU Authors
UKÄ Subject classification
Landscape Architecture
Environmental Sciences
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.46534/jliv.2020.07.01.027
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/109550