Green Roofs, Facades, and Vegetative Systems: Safety Aspects in the Standards

Green Roofs, Facades, and Vegetative Systems: Safety Aspects in the Standards analyzes codes, standards and official documents from countries around the world, including: the United States and Canada in North America, Germany, France and Italy in Europe, and Australia, Singapore, Japan and Thailand in Asia. This essential resource for building design professionals covers a full range of living technologies, such as vegetative systems, green architecture/urban design, construction efficiency, facades, fire protection, sustainability aspects in buildings, landscape design, tall buildings and wind design. The book provides an invaluable tool on international codes and standards and how to incorporate them into projects.

Provides expert advice for complying with the international codes and standards governing the use of green living technologyCovers codes and standards for façades, fire protection, landscape design and wind designIncludes case studies and excepts from major international codes and standardsPeer reviewed by some of the top experts and construction firms currently applying this technology around the world

1. Introduction and field of investigation
2. Methodology
3. Preliminary considerations on the document selection
4. The analyzed selected documents on green roofs and facades/walls
5. Summary table of all the analyzed documents
6. Comparative table of the standards on green living roofs
7. Classification of green living technologies
8. Final considerations regarding the analyzed safety topics
9. Missing topics and proposals for standard developments