Procedure

1. Get materials
2. Build houses using materials exept roof
3. create wall around boxes out of lego
4. Build roof in a time where the plants can grow
5. Warm up house and take it outside
6. Test the tmp over time
7. put house on a slope
8. Pour water over the house
9. see whitch one has the most water at the bottom
10. Blow it with fan to see whitch one is best against wind
11. collect data

Vo-Cab

• Green Roof
• Living Roof
• Green Wall
• Organic -Extensive
• Intensive
• Sedum
• Domestic
• Urban Heat Island Effect
• Decibel
• Insulation
• Aesthetic
• Storm Water Runoff
• Global Warming
• Root Barrier
• Thermal Insulation
• 
  

Resources:
INTERNET
www.livingroofs.org
www.aia.org
www.appropedia.org
www.archibio.qc.ca/pages/roof.html.webloc
www.cmu.edu/cmnews/extra/0511...tml.webloc
www.livingroofs.org/NewFiles/Living Roofs.pdf.webloc
www.pathnet.org/sp.asp?id=16798
www.pcei.org/living_roof.htm.webloc

BOOKS
Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls
The Art of Natural Building
Down to Earth Homes
Building Green
Earth Sheltered Houses

Materials:

-clemintine boxes(3)
-tarp
-plastic wrap
-sedum (variable if sedum is still dormant)
-ice (crushed)
-dirt
-fan
-thermomiter
-lego

Hypothesis: Hayden- I think that the living roof will absorb more water, keep it's heat longer but will not stand up to disasters very well.
Sergio- I think that a regular roof will be better than a living roof. I think that a regular roof is more sturdy, safe, and could protect us for some of the worlds natural disasters.

Question: Which house can is the best at the following things:
-absorb more water
-holds heat longer
-can stand up to natural disasters better

Introduction: There are many types of roofs. There are slate roofs and cement roofs. For our exit project in 8th grade we are seeing if a living roof is more efficient than a regular roof. A living roof is a roof that has plants such as wild flowers and or moss. These roofs absorb harmful chemicals such as carbon monoxide and purifies them and the surrounding air. In the summer it absorbs up to 5% of the heat that really keeps you cool. In the winter it insulates you from the cold very well. It lasts twice as long and when it brakes it does not cost nearly as much.