General Green Roof Research

The Role Of ‘Greening’ In Commercial Property Development - J. Facer. Department of Engineering, Cambridge University, 2004/05

An MEng project exploring if and how the use of vegetation in, on and around commercial properties can meet specific environmental objectives, such as energy efficiency, sustainable water management and biodiversity. The research was supported by the RICS and BCO. [Download in .pdf format here, 3.5Mb]

Biodiverse Vegetated Architecture Worldwide: Status, Research and Advances - Mike Wells MIEEM NPA Ltd & Gary Grant MIEEM EcoSchemes Ltd. [Download in .pdf format here, 260KB]

NOTE: THIS PAPER WAS GIVEN AT THE IEEM CONFERENCE ON 'SUSTAINABLE NEW HOUSING AND MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS: RISING TO THE ECOLOGICAL CHALLENGES' (BOURNEMOUTH, 15-17 NOVEMBER 2004). AN EDITED VERSION OF THIS PAPER WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE FORMAL IEEM CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS.

Green Spaces in the Sky, What Role do Green Roofs play in a Twenty-first Century City? - Mina Samangooei, Department of Architecture, Oxford Brookes University, 2005/2006

A dissertation for the department of Architecture at Oxford Brookes University. A critical study into the role green roofs play in Twenty-first Century cities, using London as an example. [Download in .pdf format here, 7.2MB]

Carrying out green roof research on a London roof