A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF GREEN ROOF
PERFORMANCE AND ITS SUSTAINABILITY IN INDIAN
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS.
Presented by:
Manoj jadhav
Prasad Mahale
Aakash Shinde
Vedant Aadhav
Harish Chauhan
Anuja Shinde
Guided By: Sayli Avhad
Course Outline :
1. Problem Statement
2. Literature review
3. Introduction
3.1 What is green roof?
3.2 Importance of Green roofs
3.3 Types of Green roof
3.4 Components of Green roofs
4. Goal and Objective
5. Case study
6. Expected outcome
PROBLEM STATEMENT
Are Green roofs suitable in Arid and semi-arid countries?
Performance of green roofs in composite climate, such as
Climate in India is yet not investigated.
Green roofs implementation on existing buildings in view of
structural mobility need to be investigated properly.
Additionally climate and water resisting plants which are
suitable for local conditions also plays important role in the
performance and therefore needs to be investigated for
suitability.
LITERATURE REVIEW
Sr. Author Year Title Description
No
1. S.G. 2021 Green Roof: These review mainly focuses on the multiple
Taji A review of benefits and limitations of green roof in urban
et.al performance areas.
and 1) Benefits - Improvement in runoff quality ,
limitations. reduce air pollution , aesthetical improvement
2) Limitations – High initial cost and maintenance
cost, lack of local research, structural limitations.
2. F.Abas 2020 A review of Investigated the concept of the implementation
s et.al green roof: of living plant and grass on building roof
Definition, appeared in different climate (Hot & Cold) as a
Sr. Author Year Title Description
No
3. Peter 2010 Green Roof growing Growth Substrate Types.
A.Y. substrate : Types Growing Substrate Components.
Ampim ,ingredient and Physical, Chemical & Biological
et.al properties Properties of Green Roof
Substrate.
4. MillaAra 2021 Construction Of Green Development of Nutritious
újo de Roofs Via Using The Substrate Through The Use Of
Almeida Substrates Made From Renewable Material via
et.al Green Coconut Fibre Vermicomposting.
And Sugarcane Bagasse Characteristics of Sugarcane
Bagasse and Green Coconut Fibre.
5. VivekDu 2017 Green Roof : Requisite Advantages of green roof.
INTRODUCTION
What is green roof?
A roof of a building that is partially or completely
covered with vegetation planted over a waterproofing
membrane.
Importance of green roofs
Types of Green roofs
Extensive Green Roof
Depth ranges from 3 to 6 inches
Light in weight
Low cost establishment
Grass and herbs can be planted
Intensive Green Roof
Depth 10 inches and more
Supports trees and shrubs
Heavier than the other two types
Requires more maintenance
Semi-intensive Green roof
Depth ranges from 6-10 inches
Intermediate type
Requires more maintenance
Higher initial cost
Grass, perennials and shrubs
STRUCTURE OF GREEN ROOF
Vegetation layer
Uppermost layer
Dictated by the depth of substrate
Minimal input plants must be selected (Water,
Fertilizers)
Low maintenance
GROWING MEDIA (SOIL)
used for the classification of the green roofs
Must be light weight
Must have good water storage capacity
FILTER LAYER
separates the drainage layer from the roof garden substrate
prevents small soil particles from filling the drainage
DRAINAGE LAYER
Helps the excess water from soil to flow to the roof drain
Stores water in green roof
Helps plants survive the dry weather
ROOT BARRIER LAYER
prevent roots from breaking through roof’s
waterproof and drainage layers
Thickness atleast 2.5mm
WATER PROOFING MEMBRANE
Protects roof from leakage or damage
help stop water from infiltrating foundation and
protects structure from water damage
GOAL AND OBJECTIVE
Goal:
To propose the new model of green roof with water resisting plants and light
weight soil substrate for composite climate
Objectives:
To understand the performance of green roof.
To survey the functions of different components of green roofs from
literature.
To investigate the performance of proposed green roof.
To select and prepare light weight moisture holding soil substrate for
green roof.
To investigate the suitability of local plants for green roofs.
GREEN ROOF IN INDIA
CII Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre, Hyderabad
The confederation of Indian Industries (CII) building is the
first LEED platinum rated building which is awarded by US
Green building council in nov 2003.
It is built in 2003, First commercial buildings in India to
have a large green roof
Location: Hyderabad, India
Name: CII Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre
Size: 4.5 acres (total site area) 1,858 m2 (total built up area)
1,115 m2 (total air-conditioned area)
Architectural Design: Karan Grover and Associates,
India
Type: Office building
Type of green roof : 50 - 60% of building’s roof is
covered by extensive green roof
Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre, Hyderabad
M. Anand, senior counsellor of the Confederation of Indian Industry's
Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre says,
“In the last years that we've been operational, we have observed
how our green roof has gradually attracted birds and bees to the urban
area”
“Generally, heat is absorbed by roofs and reflected back into the
environment, further heating the ambient air”
“roof effectively reduces the temperature”
“the water used for irrigation absorbs the heat and then evaporates,
leaving both the surface and ambient air cool”
“This has a consequential effect on the air conditioning load and
overall energy consumption”
EXPECTED OUTCOME
