Design guideline for sustainable green roof system

Green roof system has many potential benefits such as environmental benefits, amenity and aesthetic benefits, and economic benefits. The principal aim of this research is to improve the quality of green roof systems in Malaysia by developing design guidelines for green roof systems. This research will identify the performance benefits of green roof, the current phenomenon of green roof as well the obstacles to adopt green roof system. Mixed method of qualitative and quantitative approach will be applied in this research. The review of the literature will be conducted to gather information about green roof in order to identify the benefits of green roof systems. Surveys will be conducted among two target populations, namely developers and architects who work in the Malaysian construction industry. Developers and architects will be selected because of their involvement in the design stage of the building construction. Case study will be the important component to achieve the objectives of this research. This research is attempted to develop design guidelines for green roof systems in Malaysia. The findings from this research will hopefully open new avenues and fields for future researchers and academicians to carry out extensive researches on the topics concerned.