Towards the utilisation of green roofs with the pursuit of sustainable urban development: A full life cycle cost benefit analysis

Green roofs can play an important role in reducing problems in urban areas by being flexible, multifunctional and adaptable. These features of nature have proven effective in combating climate change and contribute to human well-being. Previous research has shown that green roofs can sometimes be cost-effective, but the benefits included in cost...

Reducing the environmental impact of distribution centres: Designing green-enveloped biobased alternatives to compare with reference steel and concrete designs

The climate emergency calls for a global shift towards a low-carbon economy, to preserve natural resources and biodiversity, while limiting global warming and its consequences. This project focuses on the impact of distribution centres, intended for the storage of commercial goods. Warehouses are characterised by large flexible spaces and simple...

Roof External Structural Reinforcement Strategy: For the Implementation of Multifunctional Roof Interventions on Post-War Typologies

The positive impact of green roofs for the users and the building performance has been demonstrated in research and practice throughout case studies from all over the world. Variations of these interventions have categorized the characteristics that will increase their performance under different climatic conditions. Not only for the building...

Optimal placement of green, blue and yellow roofs under uncertainty: Maximizing the societal benefits for a municipality

Climate change challenges the resiliency of our cities, and lack of spaces in densely paved areas makes it impossible to implement adaptation and mitigation strategies on the street level. However, buildings have often unused roofs, which can be converted into sustainable roofing options. Green roofs are systems which allow for the growth of...

Green Roofs and Renewable Energy Communities for the European Green Deal: Legal Profiles and Probabilistic Cost-Benefit Analysis

In the face of environmental challenges of unprecedented scale and urgency, the European Commission enacted in 2019 a new comprehensive growth strategy with the aim of reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions in 2050. Named as the European Green Deal, this strategy includes energy, biodiversity, pollution, and climate adaptation targets, and...

Green roof tile: Improving local biodiversity

Biodiversity of Dutch cities is degreasing with troublesome rate. A green roof system implemented on pitched roofs can improve biodiversity. This roof system consists of a lightweight roof tile, a planter, breeding box for birds, and insect hotel. A 1:1 test is performed to gain knowledge about the performance of this system and growth of plants.

A bio-based sport community in Brettenzone

As a part of the General Extension Plan of Amsterdam, the Brettenzone was supposed to be a green recreational area and one of the green ‘wedges’ bringing nature and air into the city. The Brettenzone area divides the Amsterdam West into two parts, business area and harbor district in north and residential area in south, and the large greenery...

tunus - tiny house project: an interdisciplinary approach to architecture

A tiny house is a building for permanent human habitation that is specifically designed to have a limited ground surface. The tiny house design discussed in this report has a strong focus on circularity, sustainable material usage, smart systems, and affordability. To achieve an overall self-regulating and ecological concept, the aim is to...

The Pavilion Roof: Modular Roof-System for Sustainable Household Provision

This report contains the graduation project of Linde de Jonge in collaboration with Paviljoen 3, and aims to find a solution to reducing the eco-footprint of existing homes, by combining solar panels, green roofs and heat pumps in a modular fashion to be adaptable to the specific requirements of each household and complement the working of each...

Green roofs and climate resilience in The Hague: Spatial, financial & stakeholder analyses

Due to climate change, cities are expected to become subject to increasingly intense heat waves and precipitation. This calls for them to become more resilient towards such fluctuations. Green infrastructure is increasingly acknowledged as a means to enhance climate resilience, but cities – especially city centres – often lack the necessary...

PET GROWN: A self-sustaining, mono-material and multi-functional green roof module

The built environment is and will be the place in which most of the people live and its expansion is unavoidable due to urbanization. However, such a phenomenon will increase further the already high material consumption in the building industry, as well as the waste generation. A development that rises many concerns in modern society and, thus,...

Vertical Garden-City: Designing a green living environment in the centre of Amsterdam

Amsterdam is a growing city and aims to build 7500 houses per<br/>year in the coming years (Gemeente Amsterdam, 2018). at the same time people are moving away from Amsterdam to live in more green spacious and healthier environments. This project aims to introduce the qualities of the Western Garden Cities of Amsterdam to the centre of the city...

AMC Amsterdam as green lung for its inhabitants and environment

The Academic Medical Center (AMC) is one of the largest hospitals in the Netherlands and it is located in the Bijlmer district. The complex was built in 1981 and consists of 64 hectares of land. The complex is surround by a green belt where also the former psychiatric center was located. The AMC can be seen as a stand-alone city, with daily...

The Droplet: The next generation of the Polder Roof, a rainwater storage system

In the process of urbanization, cities are becoming ever larger and denser, a process accompanied by a dramatic decrease in water permeable surface area. In addition to this, due to climate change, several areas are experiencing extended periods of heavy rainfall and serious droughts, resulting in an increasing water problem in many cities. <br/...

Structural assessment of existing timber roof structures for green roofs in Rotterdam

Green roofs, also known as vegetation roofs, are becoming very popular for residents of houses or apartments and for good reasons. Vegetation on rooftops have many benefits on global and local level. Expectations show that the climate change will lead to heavier storms and causes the sewers in Rotterdam to overflow. Hence, the municipality of...

Structural assessment of existing timber roof structures for green roofs in Rotterdam

Green roofs, also known as vegetation roofs, are becoming very popular for residents of houses or apartments and for good reasons. Vegetation on rooftops have many benefits on global and local level. Expectations show that the climate change will lead to heavier storms and causes the sewers in Rotterdam to overflow. Hence, the municipality of...

Green roof contributes to good environment and public space in sustainable design

In the graduation lab Strategic Architectural Design Development (SADD), students will design a new UN Headquarters of Sustainability in New York City. Sustainable developments and measurements are being taken all over the world, in all sorts and kinds. Still many steps need to be taken and conflicting interests need to be solved, but the...