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Content Type:Abstract or Summary only
Author(s):Wiecko, Greg
Author Affiliation:University of Guam, Mangilao, GU, Guam
Title:Roof vegetation on Guam residential houses may cut energy consumption by half
Section:C05 turfgrass science
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Meeting Info.:Baltimore, Maryland: November 4-7, 2018
Source:ASA, CSSA and SSSA International Annual Meetings. 2018, p. 113086.
Publishing Information:[Madison, Wisconsin]: [American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Canadian Society of Agronomy]
# of Pages:1
Abstract/Contents:"Guam is a tropical island in the Western Pacific populated by 180 thousand people and visited by 1.5 million tourists annually. Because of typhoons and earthquakes residential and commercial buildings are constructed from solid concrete that accumulates massive amount of heat. The lower portion of the roof radiates heat directly into the living area. Natural vegetation cover or green roof could be used to reduce roof temperature. The objective of this work was to determine the magnitude of temperature reduction resulting from presence of vegetation covering the roof-top and using this information to estimate energy savings. Collected data showed that vegetation on the roof reduced indoor temperature of typical residential house around 7°C for over 12 hours a day year-round. Since typical energy consumption of a residential house on Guam with the air-conditioner set at 24°C oscillates around 2000kWh per month, the use of green roof cuts the total energy consumption by half. As the price of electricity on Guam is high, the benefit of roof vegetation could be significant."
Language:English
References:0
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"Poster Number: 1241"
ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Wiecko, G. 2018. Roof vegetation on Guam residential houses may cut energy consumption by half. Agron. Abr. p. 113086.
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