Welcome to Jonathan Burke's AE Senior Thesis e-Portfolio
Thesis Proposal
This thesis will analyze the affects of the green roof. The benefits being
looked at are storm water retention, heat island reduction, cooling load
reduction, and the LEED certification. Each of these benefits are directly
related to the volume or area of the green roof, so this thesis will find
the optimum size of the green roof, i.e. 40% of the roof compared to 90%
of the roof.
The Breadth Analysis will examine how a green roof can effect the other
areas of design. These include structural design, construction costs, and
construction times.
Executive
Summary
Breadth Analysis
Proposal
User Note:
Note: While great efforts have been taken to provide accurate and complete information on the pages of CPEP,
please be aware that the information contained herewith is considered a work-in-progress for this thesis project.
Modifications and changes related to the original building designs and construction methodologies for this
senior thesis project are solely the interpretation of Jonathan Burke. Changes and discrepancies in no way
imply that the original design contained errors or was flawed. Differing assumptions, code references, requirements,
and methodologies have been incorporated into this thesis project; therefore, investigation results may
vary from the original design.
