Evaluation of the Impact of Green Roof Implementation on Urban Sewer System Sizing

This article analyzes the impact of implementing green roofs on inaccessible surfaces in the Ecovilla Challuabamba urbanization, Cuenca, Ecuador. Using the SWMM software, the conventional sewer system was compared with one that incorporates green roofs, evaluating design storms with return periods r...

• Main Author: Tapia Montero, Belén Shakira (author)
• Other Authors: Barros Tuapante, Daysi Gabriela (author), Soria Pugo, María Gabriela (author)
• Format: article
• Language: spa
• Published: 2025
• Subjects: techos verdes; techos verdes extensivos; alcantarillado; sostenibilidad; escorrentía; software SWMM; green roofs; extensive green roofs; sewey systems; sustainability; runoff; SWMM software
• Online Access: https://revistadigital.uce.edu.ec/index.php/INGENIO/article/view/7140