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Articles on rooftop gardens

August 16, 2023

A green roof or rooftop solar? You can combine them in a biosolar roof, boosting both biodiversity and power output

Peter Irga, University of Technology Sydney; Eamonn Wooster, Charles Sturt University; Fraser R Torpy, University of Technology Sydney; Jack Rojahn, University of Canberra, and Robert Fleck, University of Technology Sydney

A new study shows we can maximise the benefits of green roofs and rooftop solar systems by putting them together on the one roof.

March 14, 2023

Jan Hugo, University of Pretoria; Andy van den Dobbelsteen, Delft University of Technology, and Chrisna du Plessis, University of Pretoria

Urban farms can work in developing countries if farmers and architects are aware of conditions that favour food production in built spaces.

December 29, 2021

Katie Pickles, University of Canterbury

For a long time the roof has been an afterthought in urban design, but the future is definitely looking up.

Katie Pickles
Professor of History, University of Canterbury
Jan Hugo
Senior lecturer in Sustainable and Climate Responsive Architecture, University of Pretoria
Chrisna du Plessis
Professor and Head of Department, Architecture, University of Pretoria
Andy van den Dobbelsteen
Professor of Climate Design & Sustainability, Delft University of Technology
Jack Rojahn
PhD Candidate, Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra
Peter Irga
ARC DECRA Fellow and Lecturer in Air and Noise Pollution, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney
Eamonn Wooster
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Gulbali Institute, Charles Sturt University
Robert Fleck
Research Scientist, School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
Fraser R Torpy
Director, Plants and Environmental Quality Research Group, University of Technology Sydney