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Sustainable cities through the right selection of vegetation types for green roofs
Roohollah Taherkhani1*
,
Saaed Shaahnazari2
,
Najme Hashempour3
,
Faezeh Taherkhani4
1Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Imam Khomeini International University (IKIU), Qazvin, Iran
2M.Sc. in Engineering and Construction Management, Department of Civil Engineering, Alborz University, Qazvin, Iran
3M.Sc. in Engineering and Construction Management, Department of Civil Engineering, Imam Khomeini International University (IKIU), Qazvin, Iran
4B.Sc. in Architecture, Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Islamic Azad University (Qazvin Branch), Qazvin, Iran
*Corresponding Author
30 September 2022. pp. 365-388
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Abstract

The increasing desire for urban development has led to numerous environmental problems. Environmentally friendly design of building components is one of the most appropriate solutions for sustainable urban development. Roofs make up a significant portion of the total area of ​​urban areas. Although green roofs are increasingly being implemented worldwide, there is still a lack of knowledge about choosing the best vegetation for a particular climate that can lead to optimal green roof performance. This study aims to develop a model of selecting the most suitable green roof vegetation under the cold semi-arid climatic conditions of Qazvin city in Iran. In this study, vegetation selection and climatic criteria were identified separately and were approved, weighted and prioritized based on experts' opinions using Likert and AHP questionnaires. Then the data were analyzed using SPSS statistical software. Findings show that among the vegetation selection criteria, economic, energy and environmental criteria, and among climatic ones, the normalization of sundials and temperature regime, are more important, respectively. Finally, the appropriate vegetation was selected for the desired climate.

Keywords
green roof
green building
sustainable building
green city
sustainable city
vegetation
native plants
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  • Publisher :Sustainable Building Research Center (ERC) Innovative Durable Building and Infrastructure Research Center
  • Publisher(Ko) :건설구조물 내구성혁신 연구센터
  • Journal Title :International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology and Urban Development
  • Volume : 13
  • No :3
  • Pages :365-388
  • Received Date : 2022-06-05
  • Accepted Date : 2022-09-26
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.22712/susb.20220027
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