Thermal properties of green roof media during plant establishment and growth

Geoffrey Frey; Ming Qu; Margaret Katherine Banks; Arthur Schwab; Keith A. Cherkauer

doi:10.1115/ES2011-54937

Thermal properties of green roof media during plant establishment and growth

Geoffrey Frey, Ming Qu, Margaret Katherine Banks, Arthur Schwab, Keith A. Cherkauer

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In order to ascertain the efficiency benefits of green roofs for buildings, a thermodynamic model must be created for the green roof. This work focuses on the thermal properties (conductivity and specific heat capacity) of several media and how they are affected by root growth within them. The results of this research will be used in creating more accurate thermodynamic green roof models. For this experiment, three repetitions of 16 different planting/media combinations were used to monitor the changing thermal properties of the media with environment changes; a focus being on root growth. This experiment shows that the conductance is probably affected by root propagation.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	ASME 2011 5th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES 2011
Pages	1903-1908
Number of pages	6
Edition	PARTS A, B, AND C
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2011-54937
State	Published - Dec 1 2011
Event	ASME 2011 5th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES 2011 - Washington, DC, United States Duration: Aug 7 2011 → Aug 10 2011

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Other	ASME 2011 5th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES 2011
Country/Territory	United States
City	Washington, DC
Period	8/7/11 → 8/10/11

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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Frey, G, Qu, M, Banks, MK, Schwab, A & Cherkauer, KA 2011, Thermal properties of green roof media during plant establishment and growth. in ASME 2011 5th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES 2011. PARTS A, B, AND C edn, pp. 1903-1908, ASME 2011 5th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES 2011, Washington, DC, United States, 8/7/11. https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2011-54937

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