Green
Roof Technology
16 and 18 Dec 2008
(Tue,
Thu), HJ203 and BC201, PolyU, Hung Hom
Part One –
Introduction
to Green Roofs
1a Basic Concepts
What are green
roofs?
Brief history of
green roofs
Major types of
green roofs
Key components
1b Evaluation of
Benefits and
Costs
Benefits of green
roofs
Costs of green
roofs
Green roof
performance
Small group
exercises
Part Two – Planning
and Design
of Green Roofs
2a Planning and
Design Factors
Planning
requirements
Green roof
policies
Design
considerations
Landscape design
2b Practical
Applications
Case studies and
examples
Hong Kong
situation
Design exercise
Visit to School
Green
Roof Project
Date & time: 20
Dec 2008
(Sat), 10:00 am - 12:00 noon
Venue: St.
Bonaventure Catholic
Primary School, 4 Fung Lai Road, Diamond Hill (www.sbcps.edu.hk)
Project
description: see Section
2b of workshop study notes
References and Resources
Reference Books:
Cantor, S. L.,
2008. Green
Roofs in Sustainable Landscape Design, W. W. Norton
& Co., New
York.
Dunnett, N. and
Kingsbury, N.,
2008. Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls, Revised
and Updated
Edition, Timber Press, Oregon.
Earth Pledge, 2005.
Green
Roofs: Ecological Design and Construction, Schiffer
Pub., Atglen, PA.
FLL, 2004. Guidelines
for
the Planning, Execution and Upkeep of Green-roof Sites:
Roof-greening Guidelines,
January 2002 edition, 1st ed. August 2004 (English version),
Forschungsgesellschaft
Landschaftsentwicklung Landschaftsbau e.V. (FLL), Bonn.
Grant, G., 2006. Green
Roofs
and Façades, IHS BRE Press, Bracknell.
Hassell, C. and
Coombes, B.,
2007. Green Roofs, CIBSE Knowledge Series KS11,
Chartered Institution
of Building Services Engineers, London.
NRCA, 2007. The
NRCA Green
Roof Systems Manual, National Roofing Contractors
Association (NRCA),
Rosemont, IL.
Ong, C. L. and Sia,
A. (eds.),
2002. Handbook on Skyrise Greening in Sinagpore,
National Parks
Board and Centre for Total Building Performance, School of
Design &
Environment National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Osmundson, T.,
1999. Roof
Gardens: History, Design, and Construction, W.W.
Norton & Company,
New York.
Peck, S. and Kuhn,
M., 2002.
Design
Guidelines for Green Roofs, Ontario Association of
Architects and Canada
Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Ottawa, Ontario.
(available at
www.cmhc.ca)
Snodgrass, E. C.
and Snodgrass,
L. L., 2006. Green Roof Plants: A Resource and Planting
Guide, Timber
Press, Portland, Oregon.
Tan, P. Y. and Sia,
A., 2005.
A
Selection of Plants for Green Roofs in Singapore,
National Parks Board,
Singapore.
ZinCo, 2000. Green
Roofs:
Recommended Standards for Designing and Installation on
Roofs: Planning
Guide, 6th ed., ZinCo GmbH, Unterensingen.
Technical Reports:
Urbis Limited,
2007. Study
on Green Roof Application in Hong Kong, Final Report,
Architectural
Services Department, Hong Kong. (Available at
www.archsd.gov.hk)