An Analysis on the Sustainability of Green Roofs under Haze
Rui LI
School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, CHINA
Abstract: Green roofs over limited urban land is sort of relief over its environment pressure, and is develop-ing towards a sustainable future. Bearing the concept of “Ecological Engineering”, the Green Roofs are intro-duced to urban construction, combines human society with environment. Taking into the consideration of spa-tial arrangement and the relationship between architecture and nature, the Green Roofs transcend universal construction into the arena of aesthetics, enlightening people with a practical way toward a sustainable devel-opment. This thesis will provide analyses on the sustainability of Green Roofs, the influence of those on urban development and advice on its application.
Keywords: Green roof, Haze, Efficiency