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A ROOFING REVOLUTION:
REFOCUSING ON ROOFTOPS CAN REDUCE ENERGY USAGE, CLEAN OUR
CITIES AND CREATE A MORE SUSTAINBLE FUTURE
by
Katelyn Mary Petroka
A Professional Project Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF ARTS
(JOURNALISM)
May 2009
Copyright 2009 Katelyn Mary Petroka
Object Description
| Title | A roofing revolution: refocusing on rooftops can reduce energy usage, clean our cities and create a more sustainable future |
| Author | Petroka, Katelyn Mary |
| Author email | petroka@usc.edu; kmpetroka@gmail.com |
| Degree | Master of Arts |
| Document type | Project |
| Degree program | Journalism (Print Journalism) |
| School | Annenberg School for Communication |
| Date defended/completed | 2009-04-01 |
| Date submitted | 2009 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2009-04-30 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Pryor, Lawrence |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Bernstein, Mark Celis, Bill |
| Abstract | The energy crisis, global warming and the rising temperatures in cities: these are problems that are becoming more salient in the United States. And now with a new energy-conscious president, the idea of a fresh start finally seems plausible. Most of the solutions are not new: cut down on carbon dioxide emissions by driving less, use public transportation and find alternatives to oil. However, it is somewhat rare to hear about other innovative and sustainable practices that cut down on CO2 emissions. Though green roofs have an obvious aesthetic function, the connection between installing vegetation on roofs and CO2 reductions is not as widely understood. Green roofs help reduce CO2 emissions because vegetation, as opposed to hard concrete, absorbs relatively less sunlight, which reduces internal temperature of the building and the surrounding air. By reducing the building's temperature and mitigating the "urban heat island" effect, less energy is required to cool the building. While green roofs provide many needed benefits, cool roofs have also shown to decrease building energy consumption. Cool roofs, or roofs painted white have been a popular cooling technology since the Ancient Greeks used them to keep their homes cool, but more recently roofs have fallen out of the energy debate. The current popular way to decrease energy usage is primarily centered on changes inside the home -- installing LED light bulbs, more efficient appliances and cooling systems. But there is an easier and cheaper way to cut back on energy costs: just look up to the roof. |
| Keyword | green roofs; cool roofs; green building; energy |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m2157 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Petroka, Katelyn Mary |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Petroka-2842 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume40/etd-Petroka-2842.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Full text | A ROOFING REVOLUTION: REFOCUSING ON ROOFTOPS CAN REDUCE ENERGY USAGE, CLEAN OUR CITIES AND CREATE A MORE SUSTAINBLE FUTURE by Katelyn Mary Petroka A Professional Project Presented to the FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF ARTS (JOURNALISM) May 2009 Copyright 2009 Katelyn Mary Petroka |
