Princípios de sustentabilidade aplicados ao projecto de zonas verdes em cobertura. Caso prático dos terraços da BISA

Mestrado em Arquitectura Paisagista - Instituto Superior de AgronomiaThe aim of this work is to study and analyse the benefits Green Roofs can bring to the environment, society and economy in terms of sustainability The goal of addressing these spaces from this perspective, relates to the fact that these issues are considered crucial parts in the ecological crisis we are experiencing today. Coating roofs with vegetation represents a safe, eco-friendly and natural way of softening the impact caused by urbanization and population density. The result of this study is a proposal for a roof top garden at Institute of Agronomy’s Library, going over a detailed analysis of the intervention space and a proposal to enhance the terrace, giving it a new character, taking into account the principles of sustainability studied throughout the work, making it a useful space, functional and beneficial to the building