Green roofs and walls [electronic resource]

By:

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

Language: English Series: RICS Guidance NotePublication details: London RICS 2016Description: pISBN:

9781783211456

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Online resources:

Available on isurv (subscription required)

Contents:

Acknowledgments -- RICS guidance notes -- Introduction -- What are green roofs and green walls? -- Green roof and wall design considerations and briefings -- Green Star - Performance rating benefits of green roofs and walls -- Assessing the physical aspects of existing buildings -- Building maintenance and management -- Preparing and assessing an application to install a green roof or wall -- Legal aspects - leases and licences -- Value of green roofs and walls -- Appendix 1: Checklist for appraising roofs for suitability for green roof retrofit -- Appendix 2: case studies -- Appendix 3: How other countries encourage installation of green roofs and walls -- References

Summary: Effective from April 2016.Summary: Explains the various steps that need to be considered if a green roof or wall is to be installed on a new building, or retrofitted onto an existing building. It looks at green walls and roofs from the property and surveyor's point of view, encompassing the technical, value and community impacts that green walls and roofs can bring. It is aimed primarily at commercial and medium to high-density residential buildings.

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Effective from April 2016.

Explains the various steps that need to be considered if a green roof or wall is to be installed on a new building, or retrofitted onto an existing building. It looks at green walls and roofs from the property and surveyor's point of view, encompassing the technical, value and community impacts that green walls and roofs can bring. It is aimed primarily at commercial and medium to high-density residential buildings.

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