Evaluating the Feasibility of Implementing a Green Roof Retrofit on Pitched Residential Roofs
Evaluating the Feasibility of Implementing a Green Roof Retrofit on Pitched Residential Roofs
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2015
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Borchers, Benjamin
Chow, Connie
Doelp, Matthew
Ent, Lawrence
Hakes, Raquel
Heo, Chung
Hunsley, Kenneth
Sinha, Sree
Swaim, Courtney
Whittaker, Anna
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Ristvey, Andrew
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Green roofs are one solution to stormwater runoff which is a major environmental problem. However, the majority of green roofs are primarily implemented on flat roofed commercial buildings and not residential homes with sloped roofs. Team SO GREEN designed a light-weight green roof system retrofit for residential homes. Between June and November 2014, green roof performance data was collected and compared between the designed sloped roofs and a non-sloped control. The sloped design performed well and one test slope was improved with a recirculating irrigation system. An economic analysis was made and a focus group determined preliminary consumer interest, aesthetic preferences, and barriers. This study enriches the body of knowledge regarding bringing green roof systems to the residential home market.