Thermal Behavior of Green Roofs Applied to Tropical Climate

Table 1

Comparison between thermal ranges and values of internal surface temperatures (tsi) of the different systems analyzed—October 9, 2004.

	tsi (°C) ceramic tiles	tsi (°C) galvanized steel tiles	tsi (°C) cement tiles	tsi (°C) ceramic slab	tsi (°C) green roof	Outside air temperature (°C)
Maximum	50.9	57.8	48.6	45.0	26.7	34.0
Average	32.9	35.9	25.6	31.8	22.1	27.2
Minimum	8.5	9.5	9.5	11.5	17.5	12.7
Thermal range	42.5	48.4	39.1	33.4	9.2	21.4