2. Project Objectives
Overall Project Objectives
To optimize green roof design to mitigate against the impacts of urbanization.
Short-term objectives:
- Quantification of green roof performance at field sites
- Characterization of growth media
- Development of a numerical model to simulate green roof performance
- Assessing green roof performance in Canada and implications of climate change
- Urban scale modeling of green roofs in Canadian climates
Water Balance Objectives
- To assess ability of green roof to reduce stormwater runoff
- To assess ability of green roof to attenuate stormwater runoff
- To compare green roof performance in a small test cell and a larger green roof
- To compare green roof performance to growth media in a small test cell
- To complete a water balance in small test cell as well as larger green roof
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