Quality-assured solutions for vegetative (Green) roof systems on concrete decks

Abstract

Vegetative (green) roof systems and eco-neighborhoods with gardens on concrete decks are for many reasons being prescribed today around the world and increasingly so in major Swedish cities. However, in Sweden and other countries, there is a lack of knowledge, experience, standards and guidelines as well as collaboration between stakeholders when installing such systems. It is incredibly important to avoid any leakage during the lifetime of a vegetative (green) roof system but this cannot be completely guaranteed with today’s installation practice and project management. This paper presents a selection of the final results from a Swedish collaborative project aiming at bringing together researchers, government and industry to cooperatively develop new and attractive solutions for vegetative (green) roof systems on concrete decks with consideration to the environment and high requirements for durability, materials, construction and energy efficiency. Special attention is given to the impact of the vegetative (green) roof systems on concrete structures in terms of design loads and moisture management. Requirements for quality assurance are placed both on the concrete structure as well as the vegetative superstructure.

Keywords

Concrete decks; Guidelines; Vegetative (green) roof systems; Waterproofing

Published in

fib symposium proceedings
2016, number: 42
Publisher: fib. The International Federation for Structural Concrete

Conference

International fib Symposium on Performance-Based Approaches for Concrete Structures, Cape Town, South Africa, 21 November 2016t - 23 November 2016

SLU Authors

• Emilsson, Tobias

  • Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Architecture
Building Technologies

Publication identifier

• ISBN: 9782883941229

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/130360