Roof Planting as a Tool for Sustainable Development in Residential Buildings in Egypt

Vitta Abdel Rehim Ibrahim

doi:10.21625/archive.v2i4.425

Vitta Abdel Rehim Ibrahim

https://doi.org/10.21625/archive.v2i4.425

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Vol. 2 Issue 4 (2018): Second Proceedings of Al Azhar’s 14th International Conference On: Engineering, Architecture and Technology

Submitted
January 31, 2019

Published
December 31, 2018

Keywords:

Roof Planting, Sustainable development, Residential Buildings, Egypt

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Abstract

Roof has direct influence on thermal ease and energy preservation in and around buildings. Roof Planting is a strategy that can be a beneficial solution in diverse climates to decrease energy utilization in buildings, proposes enriching the aesthetic potentials and architecture presentation of buildings and for enhancing the built environment and increasing investment opportunity. It helps to tackle the shortage of green space in numerous areas and delivers the city with open spaces that aids ease heat effect and offers human population with a correlation to the outside. The research problem presented in the demonstrations of the confronts presented by quick urbanization and expansion, many environmental problems as pollution, dense urbanization and heat effect that creates a negative impact on the environment. The fast growing population in Cities undergo from vanishing of green areas which lead to dispossession of open space. The paper assumes that by applying roof planting to the case studies in Residential buildings in Egypt can improve quality of life, as an effective tool for sustainable development goals represented in social, economic and environmental factors. The paper methodology focuses on the analysis of some international examples and the lessons learned and applicability in Residential buildings in Egypt. The research aims to present the potentials of roof planting in abiding electricity utilization and decreasing CO2 releases in hot environments. The paper studies the impact of roof planting on the performance of buildings. The results demonstrate the sustainable development goals of using roof planting under diverse design conditions and postulate assistance for design of roof planting in alike climates.

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Vitta Abdel Rehim Ibrahim

Associate Professor, Architecture Department, P.H.I., Egypt

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Ibrahim, V. A. R. (2018). Roof Planting as a Tool for Sustainable Development in Residential Buildings in Egypt. ARCHive-SR, 2(4), 496–511. https://doi.org/10.21625/archive.v2i4.425

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