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This chapter uses built project case studies to illustrate how principles covered in pre-
vious chapters are applied together and at three different scales of living roof design
scenarios: the single lot, city block and neighborhood. Throughout the preceding
chapters, it has been argued that living roofs must be integrated into social and
environmental infrastructural systems if municipal infrastructure is to be protected
and strengthened. These examples demonstrate how it is possible, positive and nec-
essary at all scales for living roofs to be designed and understood in this way.
The ive projects featured here are based in predominantly temperate climates
- on the West Coast of Canada, West Coast of the United States, and in central
Germany. These projects vary not only in scale, but also in program, funding
amount and source, time period, and in varying degrees of success in planning
and execution. Even this small range of projects speaks to the varied nature of
planning and execution in the design world, where countless variables impact on
both physical form and success of design. The temporal range of projects also
demonstrates the new emphasis on sustainability benchmarks like LEED and the
Living Building Challenge (LBC) and the signiicant development of building and
monitoring technologies in the last 20 years. Trends and advances that have
given rise to more eficient, effective, complex and exciting living roof projects
than was previously possible.
Analysis of the ive projects featured in this chapter is primarily guided by the
distinctions between different urban contexts, where issues of scale and typology
inluence the suitability of certain systems' designs over others. In addition to the
criteria of scale, all projects presented were selected based on the following
aspects:
1 showcasing an extensive living roof linked to a stormwater management
system on the ground; setting of stormwater management targets;
2 setting of notable sustainability targets, including reduced energy use and
non-toxic materials;
3 demonstration of an integrated design team and process; and
4 provision of public space and strong social/cultural function.
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