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effect on the roof’s performance for green and cool roofs exposed to the same weathering conditions. Moreover, additional work is expected when more data is collected,
that is after ten years of exposure and data collection, evaluating the presumed climate
change effect on sustainable building passive strategies.
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Demuzere, M., Orru, K., Heidrich, O., Olazabal, E., Geneletti, D., Orru, H., et al. (2014). Mitigating
and adapting to climate change: Multi-functional and multi-scale assessment of green urban
infrastructure. Journal of Environmental Management, 146, 107–115.
Farrell, C., Mitchell, R. E., Szota, C., Rayner, J. P., & Williams, N. S. G. (2012). Green roofs for
hot and dry climates: Interacting effects of plant water use, succulence and substrate. Ecological
Engineering, 49, 270–276.
Fiori, M., Paolini, R., & Poli, T. (2013). Monitoring of eight green roofs in Milano. Hygrothermal
performance and microclimate mitigation potential. In 39th World Congress on Housing Science
Changing Needs, Adaptive Buildings, Smart Cities (pp. 1365–1372). Milan, Italy: PoliScript,
Milano.
Paolini, R. (2015). An overview on the performance over time of cool and green roofs as countermeasures to urban heat islands. Tema: Tempo, Materia, Architettura, 1(1), 9–14.
Simmons, M. T., Gardiner, B., Windhager, S., & Tinsley, J. (2008). Green roofs are not created equal:
The hydrologic and thermal performance of six different extensive green roofs and reflective and
non-reflective roofs in a sub-tropical climate. Urban Ecosystems, 11(4), 339–348.
Wong, S. L., Wan, K. K. W., Yang, L., & Lam, J. C. (2012). Changes in bioclimates in different
climates around the world and implications for the built environment. Building and Environment,
57, 214–222.
Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
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adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate
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the copyright holder.
M. Fiori et al.
effect on the roof’s performance for green and cool roofs exposed to the same weathering conditions. Moreover, additional work is expected when more data is collected,
that is after ten years of exposure and data collection, evaluating the presumed climate
change effect on sustainable building passive strategies.
References
Demuzere, M., Orru, K., Heidrich, O., Olazabal, E., Geneletti, D., Orru, H., et al. (2014). Mitigating
and adapting to climate change: Multi-functional and multi-scale assessment of green urban
infrastructure. Journal of Environmental Management, 146, 107–115.
Farrell, C., Mitchell, R. E., Szota, C., Rayner, J. P., & Williams, N. S. G. (2012). Green roofs for
hot and dry climates: Interacting effects of plant water use, succulence and substrate. Ecological
Engineering, 49, 270–276.
Fiori, M., Paolini, R., & Poli, T. (2013). Monitoring of eight green roofs in Milano. Hygrothermal
performance and microclimate mitigation potential. In 39th World Congress on Housing Science
Changing Needs, Adaptive Buildings, Smart Cities (pp. 1365–1372). Milan, Italy: PoliScript,
Milano.
Paolini, R. (2015). An overview on the performance over time of cool and green roofs as countermeasures to urban heat islands. Tema: Tempo, Materia, Architettura, 1(1), 9–14.
Simmons, M. T., Gardiner, B., Windhager, S., & Tinsley, J. (2008). Green roofs are not created equal:
The hydrologic and thermal performance of six different extensive green roofs and reflective and
non-reflective roofs in a sub-tropical climate. Urban Ecosystems, 11(4), 339–348.
Wong, S. L., Wan, K. K. W., Yang, L., & Lam, J. C. (2012). Changes in bioclimates in different
climates around the world and implications for the built environment. Building and Environment,
57, 214–222.
Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, sharing,
adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate
credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and
indicate if changes were made.
The images or other third party material in this chapter are included in the chapter’s Creative
Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not
included in the chapter’s Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by
statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from
the copyright holder.