THE BENEFITS OF THE GREEN ROOF AND ITS USE IN CONSTRUCTION

Abstract

The theme of the work involves green roofs and their use by civil construction in favor of maintaining life on the planet. The objective of this work is to understand the ecological roofs and exemplify their use and their benefits for the population that lives in urban centers. The research problem is to investigate: how can green roofs be installed and what are the benefits generated for the ecosystem? The work has as methodology the bibliographic review, making a qualitative, descriptive and explanatory analysis of the proposed theme, obtaining that the green roofs are important instruments to improve the condition of man on the planet, to provide new ways of exploring nature and cleaner and less offensive ways to natural resources. Green roofs are structures created on building surfaces that contemplate different forms of vegetation, regardless of the type of roof. Such a structure represents a way to provide more pleasant, comfortable environments, rainwater retention, more pleasant temperatures to the internal space of the building, reduced noise and improved exposure to brightness and other benefits.