Shafique, M., Kim, R., & Rafiq, M. (2018). Green roof
benefits, opportunities and challenges – A review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 90, 757-773.
doi:10.1016/j.rser.2018.04.006
This article focuses on the different types of benefits, opportunities,
as well as the challenges that might be encountered when constructing and
maintaining green roof. It includes the background information of green roof
and the advantages that green roof technology could bring about. The behaviour
of green roofs in different places, its ability to decrease stormwater and cost
of the power usage, and the enhancement of its relationship with the nature are
also accentuated in this article. It describes an effort that was made to show
how green roof harvest rainwater and reduce global warming in an area. It is
necessary to come up with economical green roof practices for the various benefits.
Nonetheless, more thorough experiments need to be done for the different components
of the green roof, and comprehensive research in managing the challenges is
impending. The advantages of green roof show how essential it is when it comes
to ensuring a safe city that is invulnerable to the change in climate.
Countries are hence rewarding its citizens that makes the effort to own a green
roof in their house. On the downside, green roof requires hefty construction
and maintenance costs. It also faces the issue of roof leakage. This could
however be dealt with lower-priced green roof design which is more functional
and productive. Sophisticated alterations of the applications of the green roof
are displayed in this article and it also mention the gaps and challenges faced
during the research of the green roof. Recommendations are stated at the end of
the article to improve the capabilities of green roof.