Green Roofs, Facades, and Vegetative Systems: Safety Aspects in the Standards

Elena Giacomello, architect, PhD in Building technology. She is adjunct professor and research fellow at Iuav University of Venice. For the past 10 years she has been conducting research on the topics of green roofs, green walls and facades, vegetative technologies, and quality of urban living. During her PhD training in Germany she conducted laboratory tests on the water performance of green roofs through a rain chamber simulator, analysing the benefits for cities deriving from the application of green surfaces in terms of hydric detention and detention. In 2013 she won a research grant from the CTBUH-Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat to lead monitoring research of the Bosco Verticale facades in Milan. She participated at the working table of the review of the Italian standard for green roofs UNI 11235: Instructions for the design, execution, testing and maintenance of green roofs, 2015. In 2016-17 she conducted research - as member of the CTBUH Research Office - through the international standards and official documents inherent green roofs/facades/walls to highlight gaps in the topics of safety. The results are published in the book: "Safety Standards for Green Roofs, Green Facades/Walls, and Vegetative Systems: What's Missing?.