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Roof terrace[edit]

I added a photo of a roof terrace because there was no article for that yet. I also made that a redirect to here. DirkvdM 17:41, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Link Consideration[edit]

Hello everyone! My name is Antonino and I'm running an informative/educational blog mainly focussed on Green Roofs, Rooftop Gardens, Urban Farming (especially on green roofs) and more. I wish to ask you to consider whether a link to my blog should be inserted in this cathegory of Roof Garden. My site is at http://vision4ourcities.wordpress.com/ Thank you very much! Agiglio (talk) 07:11, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A roof garden is actually very different from a green roof, so it would be incorrect to consider merging the two terms here on Wikipedia. A roof garden is an area that is generally used for recreation, entertaining, and as an additional outdoor living space for the building's resident(s). It may include planters, plants, dining and lounging furniture, outdoor structures such as pergolas and sheds, and automated irrigation and lighting systems.

It is different from a green roof in that the considerations are primarily of an aesthetic and/or recreational nature, whereas a green roof is usually constructed to cover a large area in the most economical and efficient means possible with an emphasis towards improving the insulation and/or improve the overall energy efficiency of cooling and heating costs within a building.

The panels that comprise a green roof are generally no more than a few inches up to a foot in depth, since weight is an important factor when covering an entire roof surface. The plants that go into a green roof are usualy sedum or other shallow-rooted plants.

The planters on a roof garden, on the other hand, can generally range anywhere from 6" up to 3' in depth, depending on the weight-bearing capacity of the roof, and would be placed more for aesthetic purposes. These planters can hold a range of ornamental plants, anything from trees, shrubs, vines, or an assortment of flowers. Since the planters on a roof garden are placed in random fashion, it would much less likely to provide the environmental and energy benefits of a green roof. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gunart (talk • contribs) 12:47, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wildlife crossing[edit]

Can Barendrecht station's roof garden be mentioned as a example of a animal crossing for butterflies, birds ? See http://www.infrasite.nl/news/news_article.php?ID_nieuwsberichten=2866&language=nl (translate using google translate)

Other buildings[edit]

Can the Cresford Development lofts, Sentosa Island (Singapore) green roof, Fukuoka Arcos Culture Building, Swissotel Merchant Court (Singapore), parliament building palm park (singapore) be mentioned ? ftp://ftp.tech-env.com/pub/SERVICE_LIFE_ASSET_MANAGEMENT/PWGSC_GreeningRoofs_wLinks.pdf

dick van der molen[edit]

Can dick van der molen be mentioned (University of Melbourne) he developed bottle shaped terraces for extended placement of trees above support columns —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.66.54.18 (talk) 10:48, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Proposition of renaming the article, and merger : Is a farm the same as a garden?[edit]

Rooftop farming, green roofs and roof gardens area different. -Green roofs are just for decoration and insulation and may have no explicit access -roof gardens are retreats and are decorative. Although can be used for food I see them as are more personal -rooftop farming surely is much more organised and one farm could span more than one rooftop. Its primary purpose is the production of plants for consumption or trade rather than personal use.

I am unsure if you can merge these topics although similar. we all know htat Perhaps when the mega cities grow it will be easier to separate them due to the increased reward of rooftop food production. Perhaps if this article was renamed rooftop agriculture merging the two sections (rooftop farming and garden) would make sense.

Due to the limited reach of the articles on both rooftop farming and gardens, I have a two fold proposition:

1) This article should be called rooftop agriculture with sections; roof gardens and roof farming.

2) If roof top farming becomes more wide spread, it will then warrant its own article and the two articles can be separated

What does everyone think? — Preceding unsigned comment added by X CheshireCat x (talk • contribs) 19:44, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Skycourts and skygardens[edit]

I've redirected Skycourts and skygardens here, as it seems to be on the same topic as this. A few of the references from there might perhaps be useful here.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 18:27, 2 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ A Skovbro. "Urban Densification – A Sustainable Urban Policy?". www.witpress.com. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
^ Building and Construction Authority, Singapore. "A study of Urban Heat Island (UHI) in Singapore" (PDF). Retrieved 16 November 2015.
^ Johnston, Jacklyn; Newton, John. "Building Green: A guide to using plants on roofs, walls and pavements" (PDF). Retrieved 16 November 2015.
^ Jaafara, Badrulzaman; Saida, Ismail; Nadzri Md Rebab, Mohd; Hisyam Rasidi, Mohd. Impact of Vertical Greenery System on Internal Building Corridors in the Tropic. p. 558. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
^ "The Best View of New York City Is Back". Bloomberg.

Reduced energy consumption?[edit]

"Plants have the ability to reduce the overall heat absorption of the building which then reduces energy consumption". How does reducing heat absorption reduce energy consumption? I would have thought the reverse would be true, unless it also significantly improves insulation. (Or if it reduces the need for air-conditioning, but use of aircon is something that varies significantly by country and culture) Iapetus (talk) 09:41, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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[ref1-1] A Skovbro. "Urban Densification – A Sustainable Urban Policy?". www.witpress.com. Retrieved 16 November 2015.

[ref2-2] Building and Construction Authority, Singapore. "A study of Urban Heat Island (UHI) in Singapore" (PDF). Retrieved 16 November 2015.

[ref3-3] Johnston, Jacklyn; Newton, John. "Building Green: A guide to using plants on roofs, walls and pavements" (PDF). Retrieved 16 November 2015.

[ref4-4] Jaafara, Badrulzaman; Saida, Ismail; Nadzri Md Rebab, Mohd; Hisyam Rasidi, Mohd. Impact of Vertical Greenery System on Internal Building Corridors in the Tropic. p. 558. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

[ref5-5] "The Best View of New York City Is Back". Bloomberg.

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