Internal and External Cost of Spanish Mosses as Green Roof with Zero Maintenance in Hot and Humid Climate
Tachaya Sangkakool*, Kuaanan Techato
- Faculty of environmental management, Prince of Songkla University, Hatyai, Songkhla, Thailand
Published in The First NZAAR International Event Series on Natural and Built Environment, Cities, Sustainability and Advanced Engineering, Putrajaya, Malaysia, 26 June 2016, pages 22 to 23. New Zealand Academy of Applied Research. ISSN 2463-5979 (online), 2463-5960 (print).
Abstract
Green roofs have been proposed for sustainable buildings. Internal and external cost ensures the economic feasibility by reviewing the efficiency related to energy consumption, mitigation of urban heat island, improvement of air pollution, water management, sound insulation, and ecological preservation. This paper used Spanish moss for green roof in hot and humid climate. It is an angiosperm belonging to the family Bromeliaceae Tillandsia type. It is known colloquially as “air plant” that grows upon tree branches, in sunshiny or partial. Spanish moss is a passive natural “air plant” with rootless and soilless. It is epiphyte (no need soil like orchid). It is also xerophyte (drought tolerant). It absorbs carbon dioxide during the night time (Crassulacian Acid Metabolism Plant) and closes the stomata during daytime to avoid water releasing. It is the growth retardant plant which is good for building envelope )green facade or green roof( because of the low maintenance requirement.
Keywords: Spanish Mosses; Green Roof; Zero Maintenance; Sustainable Buildings
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