Green roof systems: a guide to the planning, design, and construction of landscapes over structure
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Hoboken, N.J.
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John Wiley & Sons
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c2009
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v, 313 p.: ill.; 24 cm
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Wiley books on sustainable design
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Susan K. Weiler, Katrin Scholz-Barth
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Replenishing our diminishing resources: integrating landscape and architecture -- Beyond the property line: ecological, economic, spatial, and social benefits of green roof systems -- Envisioning green roof systems: from city scale to project scale -- Green roof systems at the project scale: site and architectural considerations -- Considerations in developing structural systems for green roof systems -- Component parts: inert and dynamic -- Putting the parts together: the design and documentation process -- The bidding and construction porocess -- Minimizing, managing, and insuring risk -- Maintenance requirements and performance evaluation