Green Infrastructure: Green roofs consist of a series of layers that create an environment suitable for plant growth without damaging the underlying roof system. Green roofs create green space for public benefit, energy efficiency, and stormwater retention/ detention.
Fact sheets
Technical documents
- Virginia DCR Stormwater Design Specification No. 5
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection (see Chapter 4)
Research
- Pennsylvania State University
- Michigan State University
- NASA
- Ecoregional Green Roofs: Theory and Application in the Western USA and Canada (Cities and Nature), B. Dvorak , 2021.
- The University of Auckland
General
- EPA, Green Roofs for Stormwater Runoff control
- Green Roofs for Healthy Cities
- Green Roofs.com
- Whole Building Design Guide - extensive roofs
Related pages
- Green roofs
- Overview for green roofs
- Types of green roofs
- Design criteria for green roofs
- Construction specifications for green roofs
- Assessing the performance of green roofs
- Operation and maintenance of green roofs
- Cost-benefit considerations for green roofs
- Plant lists for green roofs
- Case studies for green roofs
- References for green roofs
- Supporting material for green roofs
- Green roofs terminology and glossary
- Green roof fact sheet
- Requirements, recommendations and information for using green roofs as a BMP in the MIDS calculator