Cooling and Thermal Insulating Effects in Layers of Roof Garden

Abstract:

This paper presents partial results of measurements in the layers of roof garden in winter and summer. In winter, the roof garden acts as additional insulator for buildings, reducing energy needed to provide heating. Layer of soil on intensive vegetative roof in the winter can considerably reduce daily temperature fluctuations. On hot summer days, the roof garden can considerably reduce the heat flux through the roof. Transpiration in plants cools the surrounding air, thus lowering the temperature of the surface of the soil.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 861)
• Pages: 311-319
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.861.311
• Online since: December 2016
• Authors: Dáša Sukopová*
• Keywords: Cooling Effect, Intensive Green Roof, Permitivity, Photosythesis, Roof Garden, Thermal Insulation Effect, Transpiration

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