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A green roof model for building energy simulation programs
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In this paper, a physically based model of the energy balance of a vegetated rooftop has been developed and integrated into the EnergyPlus building energy simulation program, which allows the energy modeler to explore green roof design options including growing media thermal properties and depth, and vegetation characteristics such as plant type, height and leaf area index.About:
This article is published in Energy and Buildings.The article was published on 2008-01-01. It has received 597 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Building energy simulation & Green roof.read more
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Cooling the cities – A review of reflective and green roof mitigation technologies to fight heat island and improve comfort in urban environments
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the state of the art on both the above technologies, when applied in the city scale, and present the definition of the limits, the boundaries and the conditions under which the considered technologies reach their better performance in a synthetic way.
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Global Energy Assessment: Toward a Sustainable Future
TL;DR: The Global Energy Assessment (GEA) as mentioned in this paper brings together over 300 international researchers to provide an independent, scientifically based, integrated and policy-relevant analysis of current and emerging energy issues and options.
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Green roofs; building energy savings and the potential for retrofit
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed the current literature and highlighted the situations in which the greatest building energy savings can be made and found that older buildings with poor existing insulation are deemed to benefit most from a green roof as current building regulations require such high levels of insulation that green roofs are seen to hardly affect annual building energy consumption.
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Positive effects of vegetation: urban heat island and green roofs.
TL;DR: It is found that both the white and the green roofs are less impactive than the black one; with the thermal resistance, the biological activity of plants and the surface albedo playing a crucial role.
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State-of-the-art analysis of the environmental benefits of green roofs
TL;DR: In this article, a state-of-the-art review of green roofs emphasizing current implementations, technologies, and benefits is presented in order to show how green roofs may contribute to more sustainable buildings and cities.
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TL;DR: This modern climatology textbook explains those climates formed near the ground in terms of the cycling of energy and mass through systems.
The Atmospheric Boundary Layer
TL;DR: In this article, the atmospheric boundary layer (ABLBP) is used to model the ABL and the impact of ABL on climate, including its effect on mean and fluctuating quantities.
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A Simple Biosphere Model (SIB) for Use within General Circulation Models
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