To cover cities with Green!
WHO WE ARE
GENESIS is a research project promoted by Instituto Superior Técnico, Instituto Superior de Agronomia and University of Aveiro.
The project is funded by FCT - Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, project PTDC/GESURB/29444/2017.
WHO WE ARE
WHO WE ARE
GENESIS is a research project promoted by Instituto Superior Técnico, Instituto Superior de Agronomia and University of Aveiro.
The project is funded by FCT - Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, project PTDC/GESURB/29444/2017.
GENESIS is a research project promoted by Instituto Superior Técnico, Instituto Superior de Agronomia and University of Aveiro.
The project is funded by FCT - Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, project PTDC/GESURB/29444/2017.
OBJECTIVES
To support decision makers to make robust and informed decisions regarding the real economic value of green roofs/walls solutions.
Additionally, to help design effective incentive mechanisms able to significantly leverage the large-scale develpment of such systems.
STRATEGY
To enhance cost-benefit analysis of green roofs and green walls and develop a comprehensive and systematic model for balancing environmental, economic and social benefits of green roofs and walls with the underlying extra costs, in a life cycle perspective.
Recent Publications
- Abstracts submitted: ENCORE 2020, 4º encontro de conservação e reabilitação de edifícios, LNEC, Lisboa, Portugal
- Published: Silva, C.M., Cruz, C.O., Teotónio, I. Project GENESIS: An all-inclusive model to perform cost-benefit analysis of green roofs and walls. European Journal of Sustainable Development. 2019; 8, 3: 85-94.
Next / Recent Events
UGIIC 2020
2-3 April, 2020
Lisbon, Portugal
Urban Green Infrastructure International Conference
JOIN US on a great event!
Share your knowledge about green infrastructure costs and benefits and meet other specialists in this field.
Next / Recent Events
ICSD 2019 - 7th International Conference on Sustainable Development
4 - 5 September 2019
It was with great pleasure that the GENESIS team presented their work at the 7th International Conference on Sustainable Development in Rome!