Year: 2025
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: Recycled and construction waste materials can significantly reduce the consumption of non-renewable resources, especially minerals. These materials can also be advantageously used as part of the substrate of vegetated roofs. The decline in biodiversity is one of the major environmental problems today. Of the conventional vegetated roofs, brown and biodiverse roofs are closest to nature, as they are planted with local plant communities. The two types differ in the way they are greened. Biodiverse roofs are planted with seeds or plants at the time of construction, while the substrate surface of brown roofs is left to succession (plant propagation through emergent vegetation and spores). These types of roofs are the most natural urban feature that can contribute significantly to biodiversity conservation. They are low maintenance and do not need to be watered.
Source: E3S Web of Conferences
Authors: Dagmar Sukopova, Martin Mohapl
Institution: Brno University of Technology
Language: English
Topic: Urban Heat Island Mitigation
Subfield: Environmental Engineering
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4413201616