ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF GREEN ROOF ON THE BUILDING PERFORMANCE A CASE STUDY OF OUTPATIENT PEDIATRIC CLINICS IN LEBANON

Authors

Louay Ghezzawi, Student, Faculty of Architecture, Design & Built Environment, Beirut Arab University, LebanonFollow
Hiba Mohsen, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Architecture- Design and Built Environment, Beirut Arab University, LebanonFollow

Abstract

Several studies have proved that incorporating the use of green roofs can optimize overall building performance and increase the building’s energy efficiency. This review targets different scenarios of green roof as a solution in addition to studying its various types and their effect in order to better optimize the results. With a structured analysis and cohesive interpretations through simulations and analytical cooling design extracted from EnergyPlus modeler, findings were assessed, and a conclusion was set to choose the best scenario. In addition to, other parameters that were taken into consideration which specifies the level of the green roof covered area along the whole space. This paper is a mere motive to demonstrate that simple changes that are innovative and sustainable can affect the long-term energy efficiency of the building. By Such, the simulated five scenarios demonstrated and tested showed that covering basic roof with 70% of total roof area with green intensive roof, was proven to increase the zone sensible cooling from an average of -49.478, scenario one, to -24.47 kW, scenario five, in the main waiting area.

Keywords

Beirut; Design Builder; Building Performance Simulation; Green Roof; Heat Gain/ loss;

Disciplines

Architecture | Arts and Humanities | Education | Engineering

Recommended Citation

Ghezzawi, Louay and Mohsen, Hiba (2020) "ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF GREEN ROOF ON THE BUILDING PERFORMANCE A CASE STUDY OF OUTPATIENT PEDIATRIC CLINICS IN LEBANON," Architecture and Planning Journal (APJ): Vol. 26: Iss. 2, Article 6.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54729/2789-8547.1069