Scientists in the Netherlands have assessed how the so-called blue-green roofs can help reduce the operating temperature of rooftop PV panels and have found they provide a significant cooling effect. The irrigation system used for the research project relies on an additional water supply sourced from grey water from showers that is transformed into irrigation water.
  • Simulation6@sopuli.xyz
    9·
    1 year ago

    I found a green roof web site a while back, but they were using alpine vegetation that did not need a lot of water. Even so, it added a lot of weight, so I would think a wet setup would need a special roof design.

    • nieceandtows
      7·
      1 year ago

      Yeah this sounds like structural issues 10 years down the road

      • glimse@lemmy.world
        14·
        1 year ago

        Only if you don’t plan for it. It got really popular here in the 90s and those buildings are still going strong

  • CounselingTechie@slrpnk.net
    2·
    1 year ago

    Having a monolithic dome house I am actually curious how setting up vegetation across the dome would work. The shell is a 2 foot layer of concrete throughout it.