Sentence examples for vegetation roof from inspiring English sources

A small roof with uniform vegetation (Roof 1) was sampled by systematically locating points at regular intervals, for example, while roofs with heterogeneous vegetation were sampled using stratified methods that clustered major sources of variation.

In those cases, stratified methods first defined physiognomic groups (e.g., Sedum cover versus shrubby mounds) and then sampled the predominant, homogeneous vegetation (Roofs 3, 5 8).

The aim of this paper is to study the influence of different parameters related to the vegetation and substrate of vegetated roofs (VRs) on the thermal and energy performance of a supermarket building.

This study investigates vegetation development on unfertilised thin extensive vegetated roofs during a 3-year period.

The most common places in a building that can be used to accommodate vegetation include roof greening, vertical greening, terrace planting and sky gardens (indoor and outdoor) especially in the design of high-rises.

In addition to depth, retention values depend on the intensity and duration of a rain event, local climate, vegetation, and roof slope (DeNardo et al., 2005; Dunnett et al., 2008b; VanWoert et al., 2005; Villarreal and Bengtsson, 2005; Yio et al., 2013).

During the winter rainy season vegetation had no significant influence on stormwater retention; medium-only and vegetated roofs reduced stormwater runoff nearly identically relative to the impervious roofs.

It is partly a Postmodern hot dog stand, partly green architecture with its vegetation-covered roof and partly a way to generate revenue for the park.

Thermal radar is being used to map the city's hottest spots, which are then targets for pavement removal and the addition of vegetation to roofs.

The model will be able to sort out the various technologies, including tactically placed vegetation, cooler roofs and reflective road surfaces, then calculate the energy consumption effects and costs.

Among several available UHI mitigation strategies, this study is limited to the analysis of the environmental impacts of urban vegetation (green roofs, green facades, vertical greeneries and green pavements).