Green and cool roofs’ urban heat island mitigation potential in European climates for office buildings under free floating conditions

• Published in: Solar energy Vol. 95; pp. 118 - 130
• Main Authors: Kolokotsa, D., Santamouris, M., Zerefos, S.C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2013; Elsevier; Pergamon Press Inc
• Subjects: Boundary conditions; Climate change; Comparative analysis; Cool roofs; Earth, ocean, space; Energy efficiency; Exact sciences and technology; External geophysics; Green roofs; Meteorology; Mitigation potential; Other topics in atmospheric geophysics; Sensible heat; Simulation; Solar energy; Urban heat island; Europe; Sensible heat; Green roofs; Mitigation potential; Cool roofs; Urban heat island; Office building; sensible heat; Parametric analysis; Thermal insulation; Cool roof; vegetation; Electrical insulation; Climatic condition; Thermal condition; irrigation; Energetic efficiency; System simulation; boundary conditions; Comparative study; climate change; Reflectance

•Green and cool roofs are studied versus their urban heat mitigation potential.•Insulation level and thermal mass of cool roofs are examined.•Irrigation rate and vegetation type of green roofs are analyzed.•Free floating conditions for various climatic regions are used. Heat island which is the most...