Combining shortwave reflectivity and evaporation in a novel rooftop solution for urban cooling
• Tested hybrid roof (HR) demonstrated superior ambient cooling effect to green roof. • HR prototype has a considerably higher water storage capability. • HR with albedo 0.45 performs similar to cool roof with albedo 0.7 in most climates. • First in-depth evaluation of WUFI’s green roof module with measured fluxes.
Authors
- Linus Faymonville
- Stephan Weber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0335-4691)
- Jannik Heusinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6178-5644)
Institutions
- Technische Universität Braunschweig (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Urban Climate
- Published
- 2026-05-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2026.102956
- Primary Topic
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00