LIVING ENVELOPES
Environmental benefits achieved by
living envelope interventions in cities
Daniel Roehr
greenskinslab, Design Centre for Sustainability, School of Architecture and Landscape
Architecture, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Jon Laurenz
greenskinslab, Design Centre for Sustainability, School of Architecture and Landscape
Architecture, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Abstract
The research focuses on the environmental benefits derived from
an overall living envelope intervention [roofs, façades and streets]
in the city core of Vancouver, Canada. It applies the Seattle Green
Factor to a case study area, greening the existing 30% of flat roof
areas, 30% of sidewalk areas, and 15% of façade areas in order to
achieve the value [0.3] suggested by the Factor. It analyses the
usefulness of this Green Factor, comparing it with previous factors
carried out in Berlin, Germany; and Malmö, Sweden.
