Articles

To Sedum or Not to Sedum: Improving Extensive Green Roof Functioning Using Invasion Theory as a Management Tool. Wang, J., MacIvor, J., Cadotte, M. University of Toronto Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. 2020

An experimental and modeling study of evapotranspiration from integrated green roof photovoltaic systems. Jahanfar, A., Drake, J., Gharabaghi, B., Sleep, B. Ecological Engineering, 152. 2020.

Hydrological and Life Cycle Assessment of Green Roof Photovoltaic Systems. Jahanfar, A., Drake, J., Sleep, B. University of Toronto Department of Civil Engineering. 2019. 

A modified FAO evapotranspiration model for refined water budget analysis for Green Roof systems. Jahanfar, A., Drake, J., Sleep, B., & Gharabaghi, B.  Ecological Engineering, 119, 45–53. 2018. 

Performance of Green Roof Integrated Solar Photovoltaics in Toronto. El Helow, D., Drake J. University of Toronto Department of Civil Engineering. 2018.

Designing Green Roofs for Low Impact Development: What Matters, and Why? Hill, J., Drake J., Sleep, B. University of Toronto Department of Civil Engineering. 2017.

The Comparative Impacts of Meadow and Sedum Species on Green Roof Hydrology. Fryer, M., Drake, J. University of Toronto Department of Civil Engineering. 2017.

Data-Driven Design: Research into Green Roof Performance. Margolis, L. Ground Magazine. Ontario Association of Landscape Architects. Issue 36, 24-27. 2017.

Digging Deep: Unearthing the Truth about Green Roof Growing Media. El-Shayeb, H., Margolis, L., Drake, J. SABMag. Winter 2017/18: 26-28.

Bees in the city: Designing green roofs for pollinators. Howell, C., Drake, J., Margolis, L. The Conversation. October 17, 2017.

How green roofs can protect city streets from flooding. Howell, C., Drake, J., Margolis, L. The Conversation. August 21, 2017.

Unifying Visualization of Hydrologic, Thermal and Plant Growth Performance in Green Roofs. Margolis, L., Hooke, A., Javet, V. SimAUD, Toronto, Canada. Society for Modelling & Simulation International, May 22-24 2017. 

Energy and Carbon-Emission Analysis of Integrated Green-Roof Photovoltaic Systems: Probabilistic Approach.  Jahanfar, A., Sleep, B., Drake, J. Journal of Infrastructural Systems. American Society of Civil Engineers 04017044, 2017.

Testing the Potential Synergy of Green Roof-Integrated Photovoltaics at the University of Toronto Green Roof Innovation Testing (GRIT) Laboratory. El Helow, D., Drake, J., Margolis, L. 32nd RCI International Convention and Trade Show, Anaheim, CA, March 16-21, 2017.

Influences of Four Extensive Green Roof Design Variables on Stormwater Hydrology. Hill, J., Drake, J., Sleep, B. Margolis, L. Journal of Hydrological Engineering. American Society of Civil Engineers 04017019, 2017.

Data-Driven Design: Research into Green Roof Performance. Margolis, L. Ground Magazine. Ontario Association of Landscape Architects. Issue 36, 24-27. 2017.

Air temperature cooling by extensive green roofs in Toronto Canada. MacIvor, J.S., Margolis, L., Perotto, M., Drake, J. Ecological Engineering 95: 36-42. 2017.

Shading Effects of Photovolatic Panels on the Evapotranspiration Process in Extensive Green Roofs. Jahanfar, A., Drake, J., Sleep, B. and Margolis, L. 9th International Novatech Conference, Lyon, France, June 28, 2016.

Comparisons of extensive green roof media in Southern Ontario. Hill, J., Drake, J., Sleep, B. Ecological Engineering 94: 418-426. 2016.

Building height matters: nesting activity of bees and wasps on vegetated roofs. MacIvor, J.S. Israel Journal of Ecology & Evolution. Taylor & Francis. 62:1-2, 88-96. 2016.

True Grit: How ‘Green’ is Green Building Technology? Margolis, L. Landscapes | Paysages: Landscape Architecture in Canada. The Canadian Association of Landscape Architects. 17:1, 54-57. 2015.

Exotics on exotics: Pollen analysis of urban bees visiting Sedum on a green roof. MacIvor, J.S., Ruttan, A., Salehi, B. Urban Ecosystems 18.2: 419-430. 2015.

Quantifying the Hydrological Performance of Extensive Vegetative Roofs. Hill, J., Perotto, M. and Yoon, C. 30th International RCI Convention and Trade Show, San Antonio, TX, March 5-10, 2015. 43-50. 2015.

Cooling of a South-Facing Wall Using Double-Skin Green Façade in a Temperate Climate. MacIvor, J.S and Margolis, L. International Plant Propagators’ Society 2014 Annual Meeting, Niagara, ON, Canada, September 20, 2014. ISHS, 2015. 64, 185-194. 2015.

Retrofitting rooftops to support multiple Green Infrastructure systems. Drake, J., Margolis, L., Mishriki, G. and Sleep, B. International Low Impact Development Conference, Houston, TX, January 19-21, 2015. Ed. Michale Barrett. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 206-215. 2015.

Success and Succession. Hill, J. and McGlade, T. Cities Alive 12th Annual Green Roof and Wall Conference, Nashville, TN, USA, November 12-15, 2014.

Experimental Design of Energy Performance Simulation for Building Envelopes Integrated with Vegetation. Li, X., Byrne, U. and Kesik, T. Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design (SimAUD ’14), Society for Computer Simulation International, Tampa, FL, USA, April 13-16, 2014.

Decoupling factors affecting plant diversity and cover on extensive green roofs. MacIvor, J.S., Margolis, L., Puncher, C.L., Matthews, B.C. Journal of Environmental Management 130: 297-305. 2013.