Urban integration of green roofs: Current challenges and perspectives

MY Joshi, J Teller - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Green roofs (GRs) are a sustainable alternative to conventional roofs that provide multiple
ecosystem services. Integrating GRs into urban areas is highly relevant considering the …

Theoretical framework to assess green roof performance in mitigating urban flooding as a potential nature-based solution

AS Basu, F Pilla, S Sannigrahi, R Gengembre… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Increases in extreme hydro-meteorological events due to climate change and decreases in
soil permeability and infiltration due to urbanization have increased the risk of flooding …

El ciclo urbano del agua en Bogotá, Colombia: estado actual y desafíos para la sostenibilidad

CA Peña Guzmán, J Melgarejo Moreno… - Tecnología y ciencias …, 2016 - scielo.org.mx
Conocer los componentes y el comportamiento del ciclo urbano del agua permite gestionar
de manera adecuada los recursos ambientales y económicos de una ciudad, pues este …

Green roof design with engineered extensive substrates and native species to evaluate stormwater runoff and plant establishment in a neotropical mountain climate

CV Rey, N Franco, G Peyre, JP Rodríguez - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Green roofs are increasingly being implemented in cities for their multiple environmental
benefits. Their optimal design requires an appropriate selection of components, including …

Techos verdes para la gestión integral del agua: caso de estudio Chapinero, Colombia

O Contreras-Bejarano… - Tecnología y ciencias del …, 2019 - scielo.org.mx
La ciudad de Bogotá, Colombia, se ha visto inmersa en problemas de inundaciones por
empozamientos de agua pluvial y aumento tanto en la temperatura promedio como en la …

The benefits of an eco-productive green roof in Bogota, Colombia

S Galarza-Molina, A Torres, P Rengifo… - Indoor and Built …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
In peri-urban areas of Bogota, people harvest and use untreated rainwater. Initial research
indicates that water collected from roofs contains high turbidity values, as well as high …

Simulation of the internal environment of a post-harvest installation and a solar dryer of coffee

R Osorio H, LM Guerra G, IFF Tinôco… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
This study aimed to make a simulation of the internal environment of an installations for
coffee post-harvest and a parabolic solar dryer, specifically analyzing the effect of natural …

[HTML][HTML] Simulation of a thermal environment in two buildings for the wet processing of coffee

R Osorio-Hernandez, LM Guerra-Garcia… - Dyna, 2015 - scielo.org.co
This study aimed to compare the bioclimate and energy consumption of two coffee wet
processing facilities in Colombia, with two typical types of Colombian coffee, using computer …

[HTML][HTML] Bioclimatic analysis of three buildings for wet processing of coffee in Colombia

R Osorio Hernández, IFF Tinôco, JC Carlo… - … Facultad Nacional de …, 2018 - scielo.org.co
This study aimed to perform a bioclimatic comparison of wet processing facilities of coffee in
Colombia, with three typical types of Colombian coffee region, through computer simulation …

[HTML][HTML] Thermal comfort¡ n buildings for wet processing of coffee

LM Guerra-García, IF Ferreira-Tinôco… - Revista de …, 2019 - scielo.org.co
This study aimed to assess thermal comfort for workers in three buildings for wet coffee
processing in Colombia, using the WBGT index, and temperature and relative humidity …