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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 641, 2025
The 17th International Scientific Conference of Civil and Environmental Engineering for the PhD. Students and Young Scientists – Young Scientist 2025 (YS25)
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| Article Number | 01009 | |
| Number of page(s) | 6 | |
| Section | Civil Engineering | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202564101009 | |
| Published online | 12 August 2025 | |
Use of recycled and waste materials as part of the substrate of green roofs
Faculty of civil engineering, University of technology Brno, Veverí 331/95, 602 00 Brno
* Corresponding author: xasukopova@vutbr.cz
Recycled and construction waste materials can significantly reduce the consumption of non-renewable resources, especially minerals. These materials can also be advantageously used as part of the substrate of vegetated roofs. The decline in biodiversity is one of the major environmental problems today. Of the conventional vegetated roofs, brown and biodiverse roofs are closest to nature, as they are planted with local plant communities. The two types differ in the way they are greened. Biodiverse roofs are planted with seeds or plants at the time of construction, while the substrate surface of brown roofs is left to succession (plant propagation through emergent vegetation and spores). These types of roofs are the most natural urban feature that can contribute significantly to biodiversity conservation. They are low maintenance and do not need to be watered.
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