Deployment of green roofs in building structures has gained popularity as a sustainable practice to partially mitigate climate change consequences through reduction of environmental footprints and to enhance the economic and social values of these built infrastructures. Various standards highlight design, construction, maintenance, and operation challenges and opportunities for green roofs. Further, building codes and regulations consider changes in loading, thermal, acoustic, and fire demands and capacities associated with green roofs. These changes are not necessarily aligned with each other. Hence, decision-making procedures for application of green roofs involve a comprehensive analysis of all structural, social, environmental and economic parameters. Sustainability rating systems provide an opportunity to simplify comparative evaluations of green roof systems, incorporating a broad range of parameters in an integrated system. This study maps sustainability credits to green roof standards for an occupied structural roof. The study incorporates the contribution of the green roof to the performance of the building envelope, like thermal performance. Provided guides complement this mapping to evaluate the effectiveness of the mapping and highlight challenges in the life cycle assessment process. Conclusions facilitate discussions on objective performance measures of green roofs for different structural systems and occupancies.

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Deployment of green roofs in building structures has gained popularity as a sustainable practice to partially mitigate climate change consequences through reduction of environmental footprints and to enhance the economic and social values of these built infrastructures. Various standards highlight design, construction, maintenance, and operation challenges and opportunities for green roofs. Further, building codes and regulations consider changes in loading, thermal, acoustic, and fire demands and capacities associated with green roofs. These changes are not necessarily aligned with each other. Hence, decision-making procedures for application of green roofs involve a comprehensive analysis of all structural, social, environmental and economic parameters. Sustainability rating systems provide an opportunity to simplify comparative evaluations of green roof systems, incorporating a broad range of parameters in an integrated system. This study maps sustainability credits to green roof standards for an occupied structural roof. The study incorporates the contribution of the green roof to the performance of the building envelope, like thermal performance. Provided guides complement this mapping to evaluate the effectiveness of the mapping and highlight challenges in the life cycle assessment process. Conclusions facilitate discussions on objective performance measures of green roofs for different structural systems and occupancies.

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Track 2: Mapping Standards and Rating Measures of
  Structural Green Roofs for Socio‐Environmental
  Life Cycle Assessments

To lean into ASCE’s sustainability efforts to mitigate environmental effects and use resources wisely, ASCE’s International Conferences on Sustainable Infrastructure (ICSI) 2021 will be held as a virtual event. The dates of ICSI 2021 will be December 6-10th.

Powered by the ICSI Steering Committee based in Houston, the 2021 event will bring together leaders to discuss leveraging sustainable infrastructure for resilient communities.  The program will offer content from across the globe, but have several highlights on sustainability initiatives in Houston, Texas. We hope you will join us virtually for plenary sessions, technical discussions, along with opportunities for Q&A and networking, connecting with virtual exhibitors, and to earn professional development hours.  

[Paper Proceedings](https://ascelibrary.org/doi/book/10.1061/9780784483879)

Conference DOI: https://doi.org/10.26226/m.63208d58cb3e8e001271fcc3

Track 2: Mapping Standards and Rating Measures of Structural Green Roofs for Socio‐Environmental Life Cycle Assessments