Green Roofs and Living Façades

Vegetated Building Envelopes (Solution Type)

Global (widely applicable)

Highlight

Vegetated roofs and façades that insulate buildings, cut urban heat and noise and boost biodiversity.

Extended description

Green roofs and living façades cover building envelopes with vegetation to deliver multiple climate benefits: better insulation, reduced urban heat-island effect, lower noise (with some studies reporting reductions of up to around 10 dB), stormwater retention and greater biodiversity. Widely applicable across new and existing buildings, their exact performance varies with climate and design. This is a general, replicable solution type rather than a single project.