An Analysis of Energy Reduction Effects in Housing According to Green Roof

This study aims to provide basic materials for expanding application of green roof afforestation by analyzing structures' energy consumption reduction effects according to green roof afforestation as a planning means to cope with climate change. As the subjects, recently completed apartment buildings and service facilities of apartment houses where green roof afforestation was applied were selected. green roof afforestation of Extensive Green Roof(soil depth: 20cm) and Semi-Intensive Green Roof(soil depth: 40cm) in construction types was applied and design builders were utilized in order to compare energy reduction amount according to the application of green roof afforestation. According to the analysis result, all the buildings had energy reduction effect when green roof afforestation was applied.