Thermal Behavior of Green Roofs Applied to Tropical Climate

Table 2

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

	tbs (°C) ceramic tiles	tbs (°C) galvanized steel tiles	tbs (°C) cement tiles	tbs (°C) ceramic slab	tbs (°C) green roof	Outside air temperature (°C)
Maximum	30.4	45.0	31.0	34.7	28.8	34.0
Average	24.1	26.5	24.5	27.1	22.4	27.2
Minimum	15.2	11.5	14.4	14.8	16.2	12.7
Thermal range	15.2	33.4	16.5	19.9	12.6	21.4