Green Roof Research In British Columbia

The bcit centre for architectural ecology collaborations in green roofs and living walls is evaluating the function and performance of green roofs and living walls in the rainforest climate of coastal bc through collaborations with industry government and academic partners.

Green roof research in british columbia.

Projects include green roof water quality studies bcit assessing data collection methodology bcit prototype development of a vegetative tile for slope roof applications ecid and urban agriculture application ubc. This interest is attributed to the favourable climate and the municipal and regional governments environmental strategies and. The green roof was carefully planned to reflect the pacific northwest coastal grassland community and includes over twenty species of native plants bulbs and grasses. Within british columbia there is a strong interest in green roofs.

Columbia ubc are now involved in various green roof research projects at the grrf. Facilities include the bcit green roof research facility in vancouver white rock operations centre and elevated research platform and sound transmission facility at bcit burnaby. Our current research both on the elevated lab and in acoustics are examining the extent to which extensive green roofs serve a city s ecological health and well being. The centre s initial research established how extensive green roofs perform in the climate of coastal bc and much work has taken place since then.