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Application of a Green Roof on the College of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture
| dc.contributor.author | Horn, Patricia | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-10T20:31:56Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-05-10T20:31:56Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/623464 | |
| dc.description | Sustainable Built Environments Senior Capstone Project | en |
| dc.description.abstract | In the United States, commercial rooftops are too often an afterthought, serving only to house HVAC systems and other utilitarian building components. Rooftops are the most underutilized valuable spaces in buildings. They comprise a great deal of real estate that could help boost a building’s energy efficiency, aesthetics, and even the wellness of occupants. Buildings are the leading contributors to energy consumption in the country, and implementing green roofs could significantly mitigate this energy use, so costly to society in so many ways. This proposal studies the benefits of implementing a green roof on the College of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture (CAPLA) in Tucson, Arizona. Extensive research was conducted on the implementation of a green roof in this hot arid region, as well as a survey among a pool of 50 occupants. The conclusions drawn: a green roof would be utilized by occupants, and would bring about benefits including cleaner air, an expanded roof lifespan, and reduced heat island effect. Conclusions also demonstrate that the cost of implementing a green roof might not be offset by energy savings alone, but when considering the benefits and costs to society, a green roof ultimately proves beneficial economically as well. | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en |
| dc.publisher | The University of Arizona. | en |
| dc.rights | Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture, and the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Sustainability | en |
| dc.subject | Built Environment | en |
| dc.title | Application of a Green Roof on the College of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture | en_US |
| dc.type | text | en |
| dc.contributor.department | College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture | en_US |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Arizona | en_US |
| thesis.degree.level | bachelors | en_US |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Sustainable Built Environments | en_US |
| thesis.degree.name | B.S. | en_US |
| dc.description.collectioninformation | This item is part of the Sustainable Built Environments collection. For more information, contact http://sbe.arizona.edu. | en |
| dc.contributor.mentor | Esser, Michael | en |
| dc.contributor.instructor | Iuliano, Joey | en |
| refterms.dateFOA | 2018-06-17T00:49:00Z | |
| html.description.abstract | In the United States, commercial rooftops are too often an afterthought, serving only to house HVAC systems and other utilitarian building components. Rooftops are the most underutilized valuable spaces in buildings. They comprise a great deal of real estate that could help boost a building’s energy efficiency, aesthetics, and even the wellness of occupants. Buildings are the leading contributors to energy consumption in the country, and implementing green roofs could significantly mitigate this energy use, so costly to society in so many ways. This proposal studies the benefits of implementing a green roof on the College of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture (CAPLA) in Tucson, Arizona. Extensive research was conducted on the implementation of a green roof in this hot arid region, as well as a survey among a pool of 50 occupants. The conclusions drawn: a green roof would be utilized by occupants, and would bring about benefits including cleaner air, an expanded roof lifespan, and reduced heat island effect. Conclusions also demonstrate that the cost of implementing a green roof might not be offset by energy savings alone, but when considering the benefits and costs to society, a green roof ultimately proves beneficial economically as well. |
