SHAHRUL CHE ONN

GREEN ROOF HEAT TRANSFER IN BUILDING

Abstract

In dealing with the urban heat island effect in urban areas, green roof technology has been approved by researchers around the world as the best solution to date. Apart from its high cost in terms of application, it really contributes most in mitigating the urban heat island effect in urban areas. Potted plants seems to be a potential alternative in comparison to green roof system in contributing to urban heat island mitigation. This paper describes a method for accessing thermal performance of potted plants in mitigating urban heat island effect in the urban environment of tropical climate regions. The dual goals of this study are to emphasize green roof technology and to provide alternative for green roof system application. Method of investigation for this project started with an experiment, which included building of four test cells equipped with data acquisition system that accommodated four different design variables. The data recorded helped establish the thermal benefits of potted plants as alternative measure in mitigating urban heat island effect.