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The future of green - roofs in Egypt : The economical and environmental benefits when installing green - roof on a residential building in Cairo /

Ahmed Elsayed Saad Abdelsalam

The future of green - roofs in Egypt : The economical and environmental benefits when installing green - roof on a residential building in Cairo / مستقبل الأسطح الخضراء فى مصر : الفوائد البيئية والإقتصادية من زراعة سطح أخضر على مبنى سكنى فى القاهرة Ahmed Elsayed Saad Abdelsalam ; Supervised Basil Ahmed Kamel , Sherine Mohy Eldin Wahba , Khaled Mohamed Nassar - Cairo : Ahmed Elsayed Saad Abdelsalam , 2012 - 91 P. : charts , facsimiles ; 30cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Engineering - Department of Architectural Engineering

Green - roofs are becoming a popular breathing roofing alternative to traditional roofing systems . Green - roofs were mentioned as an ecological - economical solution ; however , limited work has been carried out on the potential of green - roofs to in arid climates . This thesis represents the potential of green - roofs in saving electricity consumption and reducing annual CO₂ emissions in arid climates . The model accounts for energy savings , structural considerations and other varibles



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