Abstract
Previous studies had proposed the environmental advantages of green roofs applications for the cities. This research investigated the effect of the green roof on improving the environmental efficiency for the residential buildings in Baghdad city as an example for hot aired climate. The research studied in practical applications of roof planting which represented by planting pots with Ficus plant on special desks designed contained the pots on the same type of traditional roof type, and compares it cooling loads and thermal properties with a traditional roof for a residential building. The results showed that cooling energy lost for green roof were lower in about 64% as compared to traditional roof. Also the recorded temperatures for the interior roof surface and the air temperature for the green roof were lower by 8 °C in summer months as compared to the traditional roof, while the green roof were moderate temperatures in about 3 °C for winter months.
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