Research

If you would like any New Zealand or overseas research on green roofs published please contact research   "at" livingroofs.org.nz.

Auckland Regional Council, Auckland University and Landcare Research have undertaken studies on green roofs in New Zealand.

Green Roof Research Project: Funded ME for 2010 - funding available for an engineering master’s study, University of Auckland

New Zealand based research

Stormwater Mitigation by Auckland Green Roofs Paper - University of Auckland and Landcare Research, 2009

Development and Implementation of Locally-Sourced Extensive Green Roof Substrate in New Zealand - University of Auckland and Landcare Research, 2008

Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research - New Zealand's foremost environmental research organisation specialising in sustainable management of land resources optimising primary production, enhancing biodiversity, increasing the resource efficiency of businesses, and conserving and restoring the natural assets of our communities.

 

Overseas based research

Report on the Environmental Benefits and Costs of Green Roof Technology for the City of Toronto, 2004, Prepared by Ryerson University

Greater Manchester Green Roof Feasibility Study

Research Paper on Use of Extensive Green Roofs by Wild Bees

Rare Invertebrates Colonizing Green Roofs in London

Space for Urban Wildlife: Designing Green Roofs as Habitats in Switzerland

Green Roofs and Biodiversity

Ground-Nesting Birds on Green Roofs in Switzerland: Preliminary Observations

Rhyl Park, Basel, Switzerland, photograph courtesy of livingroofs.org