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Designing Green Roofs and Walls (HORT50001)
Graduate coursework level 5Points: 12.5Not available in 2017
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This subject explores the design and specification of green roofs and walls. The content will include relevant typologies and categories of use, requirements for successful design, construction and maintenance, development of specifications and local and international case studies. Students will gain a thorough understanding of green roof and wall design and function, the benefits provided to cities and people and gain hands on experience through practical activities and visits to local project sites.
Intended learning outcomes
- Explain the key design considerations for green roofs and walls, including the development and use of specifications;
- Analyse substrate properties relating to green roof specification and how these affect plant performance and plant selection
- Assess and analyse experimentally how green roof substrates influence stormwater runoff retention capacity
- Assess how green wall design influences thermal performance
- Compare and evaluate methods for plant selection on green roofs and walls using research and case studies
Last updated: 3 November 2022