Manual de terrazas verdes agrícolas aplicado al diseño arquitectónico y paisajístico de la terraza del edificio 4 de la PUCE-SI

Abstract

This Titling Work focuses on the investigation of green terraces and the development of a manual to create an architectural landscape design on the terrace of the building 4, located in the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador in Ibarra (PUCE-SI). Therefore, an analysis of the relevance and benefits of this type of systems was made, with an agricultural approach. The use of a survey was useful to identify the acceptance of green terraces and the current situation of them. Additionally, the possible uses associated with the terraces. On the other hand, to identify the benefits provided by green terraces, a theoretical investigation has been carried out, as well as a practical experiment that compared three systems of green terraces with a witness terrace. That experiment was developed in the facilities of the experimental farm of the PUCE-SI. The differences between the systems were evaluated and identified under the parameters of: The internal temperature regulation of the building, the water collection capacity and the weight per square meter of each system, dry and wet. The “Manual of agricultural green terraces” was developed with those results. Which has been created with the intention of being understandable for people not related to construction or agronomy. Based on the information collected, an architectural and landscape design has been developed, applied to the