Diseño hidráulico y estructural para un sistema de cubierta verde aplicado a la Universidad Santo Tomás - sede Villavicencio

Abstract

Green roofs are an important component for sustainable urban development. Energy saving, the ability to absorb carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and the retention and use of rainwater are factors that use a vegetated roof in a building because these help to counteract the main problems of high temperatures that present some of the cities of Colombia product of the lack of vegetation, the various anthropic and industrial activities that are increasingly more abundant.

The following study is based on the structural and hydraulic design of a green roof system to be implemented at Santo Tomás University - Villavicencio, according to the problem of the temperature increase presented in the study area. During the elaboration of the same, laboratory tests and simulations were carried out to evaluate the quality of the water before and after passing through the green roof model.

As a result of the actions developed, some difficulties were found in finding the optimal substrates that would make up each of the layers of the cover model, due to acquisition problems of the plants to be used according to their physical characteristics and adaptation to the climatic environment. Villavicencio, but finally a more economical and sustainable solution was found, where functionality and usefulness could be fundamental for other investigations, learning of the whole community and environmental contribution by the university.