Bio-Solar Roofs: Innovation in Integrating Biodiversity with Technology

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1 Bio-Solar Roofs: Innovation in Integrating Biodiversity with Technology Chiara Catalano Singapore th International Skyrise Greenery Conference

2 United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2015). World Population Prospects: The 2015 Revision, Key Findings and Advance Tables. Working Paper No. ESA/P/WP.241. European Environment Agency (EEA), 2012 Population growth and urban sprawl World Population Growth ( ) European Population

3 Saarinen, E., The city: its growth, its decay, its future. MIT press, Cambridge Urban sprawl The Greater Tokyo Area London

4 Odum, E., P., Basic ecology. Philadelphia: Saunders College Pub. City metabolism

5 Cincotta, R. P., Wisnewski, J., & Engelman, R. (2000). Human population in the biodiversity hotspots. Nature, 404(6781), Land use change

6 Clément, G. (2004). Manifeste du Tiers paysage (p. 48). Paris: Sujet/Objet. Fischer, J., & Lindenmayer, D. B. (2007). Landscape modification and habitat fragmentation: a synthesis.global Ecology and Biogeography, 16(3), Land use change Habitat fragmentation Opportunities for wild flora and fauna to establish themselves in urban cores

7 Blue and Green Infrastructure

8 Urban green infrastructure: Green Roofs Green roofs can be synthetically defined as surfaces covered with growing medium, intentionally vegetated and/or spontaneously colonised (SIA 312:2013).

Green roofs benefits planning (town planning and amenities provisioning), environmental services (environmental compensation, water management and climatic mitigation), economy (improved thermal- and

9 Green roofs benefits planning (town planning and amenities provisioning), environmental services (environmental compensation, water management and climatic mitigation), economy (improved thermal- and acoustic insulation, increase of the building value and reduced demand on the sewage system).

10 Intensive green roofs Waldspirale in Darmstadt, Germany (Hudertwasser 1990)

11 Simple-intensive green roofs Waldorf school in Hannover, Germany (Boockhoof & Rentrop architects, Stoerzer 1985)

12 Extensive green roofs California Accademy of Science (Renzo Piano e Rana Creek 2007)

13 Biodiverse green roofs Jacob Burckhardt-Haus Basel (Zwimpfer Partner & Krarup Furrer, Stephan Brenneisen 2004)

14 Biodiverse green roofs Kantonsspital Basel, Klinikum II (ZHAW 2003)

15 Biodiverse green roofs Kantonsspital Basel, Klinikum II (ZHAW 2003)

16 Biodiverse green roofs Drosera rotundifolia Vanellus vanellus

17 Biodiverse green roof in temperate climate Stücki Shopping Center, Basel: m 2 Year of construction: 2009

18 Biodiverse green roof in temperate climate

19 Biodiverse green roof in temperate climate Jacob Burckhardt Haus, Basel: 6000 m 2 Year of construction: 2001 Foto Dusty Gadge

20 Biodiverse green roof in temperate climate

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27 Biosolar Roofs 6% yield (Köhler, Wiartalla, & Feige, 2007) 8% yeld (Hui & Chan, 2011) 0.7% (Baumann et al. 2016)

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29 Thanks for the attention!

Biodiversity and Urban Streets

Biodiversity and Urban Streets Urban Street Design for Engineers CPD Session 3 Constituent Elements Engineers Ireland Maryann Harris BSLA MSc Dip Law Past-President, Irish Landscape Institute Parks Services