Modelling of vertical greenery system with selected tropical plants in urban context to appraise plant thermal performance

Perera, T. A. N. T.; Jayasinghe, G.Y.; Halwatura, RU; Rupasinghe, H.T.

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107816

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“…At present, vertical greenery technology has gained more and more attention in architecture design. By growing plants in pools mainly located at balconies, facades and roofs, it renders buildings to be vertical forests [1][2][3]. This technology greatly prompts the commensalism between urban buildings and nature, not only enhancing the aesthetic appearance of buildings but also helping adjust the community or urban climate [4][5][6].…”

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Damage monitoring of the planting balcony in vertical greenery buildings using the EMI method

Wei

2023

Smart Mater. Struct.

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Vertical greenery buildings generally have high ecological, aesthetics, and economic benefits. This paper focuses on damage monitoring of a reinforced concrete (RC) planting balcony in a high-rise vertical greenery building using the electro-mechanical impedance (EMI) method. Damage evaluation of the concrete using the EMI method was first carried out through theoretical analysis and experimental investigations. They both indicate that the conductance resonant frequency (CRF) of the piezoelectric transducer has a good linear correlation with damage of the concrete. According to the experimental results, damage evaluation criteria of concrete are proposed based on the CRF. On the basis of the above work, damage monitoring of a RC planting balcony employing a total of 13 piezoelectric transducers was conducted for about 7 months. The results show the planting balcony was slightly damaged which mainly happened before planting during the whole monitoring process.

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Damage monitoring of the planting balcony in vertical greenery buildings using the EMI method

Wei

2023

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“…Greenery-based solutions play a crucial role in the fight against climate change and in sustaining the Earth's ecosystems (Perera et al, 2021). Considering the detrimental consequences of rapid urban growth (Jaad and Abdelghany, 2021), the introduction of vegetation within urban environments can have significant contributions toward increasing the level of comfort (Morabito et al, 2021) and achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).…”

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“…Considering the detrimental consequences of rapid urban growth (Jaad and Abdelghany, 2021), the introduction of vegetation within urban environments can have significant contributions toward increasing the level of comfort (Morabito et al, 2021) and achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In this context, green walls (GWs) provide a range of benefits including mitigating the urban heat island effect (Daemei et al, 2018;Perera et al, 2021) enhancing citizens' wellbeing (Ulpiani, 2021), improving indoor thermal comfort (Li et al, 2021), reducing noise pollution (P erez et al, 2016), air pollution and particulate matter (Srbinovska et al, 2021), assisting in wastewater treatment (Prodanovic et al, 2020), as well as reducing carbon dioxide emission through improving buildings' thermal performance (Kenai et al, 2021). Depending on the contextual settings of the application site (i.e.…”

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“…Greenery-based solutions play a crucial role in the fight against climate change and in sustaining the Earth's ecosystems (Perera et al. , 2021).…”

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“…In this context, green walls (GWs) provide a range of benefits including mitigating the urban heat island effect (Daemei et al. , 2018; Perera et al. , 2021) enhancing citizens' wellbeing (Ulpiani, 2021), improving indoor thermal comfort (Li et al.…”

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Towards the adoption of most suitable green walls within sustainable buildings using interval type-2 fuzzy best-worst method and TOPSIS technique

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Sadeghi

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PurposeTo come up with a prudent decision on the installation of an appropriate green wall (GW) on buildings, this study presents a novel decision-making algorithm. The proposed algorithm considers the importance of barriers hampering GW adoption, as well as their relationships with regard to different types of GWs existing in a contextual setting.Design/methodology/approachThe proposed methodological approach is based on the integration of qualitative and quantitative techniques by employing focus group discussion, fuzzy-based best-worst method and fuzzy TOPSIS.FindingsBased on the experiences of qualified experts involved in related projects in Hong Kong, the following conclusions are drawn: (1) cost, installation and maintenance-related barriers are perceived to have the highest importance, (2) modular living wall system is the most suitable GW system for the context of Hong Kong and (3) existing barriers are found to have a pivotal role in the ranking of the most suitable GW systems.Practical implicationsThe findings provide valuable insight not only for policymakers and stakeholders, but also for establishing a methodological approach that can assist decision-makers in identifying the most beneficial GW system rather than the most applicable one. This could have significant implications and introduce potential changes to the common way of practice within the industry and lay the foundation for wider adoption of GW.Originality/valueWhile previous studies have investigated the sustainability-related issues of GW façade applications, the current body of knowledge is deprived of a comprehensive methodological approach for the selection of the most suitable GW systems.

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Modeling Building Envelop with Vertical Green Living Walls as an Urban Heat Island (UHI) Mitigation Strategy

Perera¹,

Jayasinghe²,

Halwatura³

et al. 2022

Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering

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Modelling of vertical greenery system with selected tropical plants in urban context to appraise plant thermal performance

Cited by 11 publications

References 62 publications

Damage monitoring of the planting balcony in vertical greenery buildings using the EMI method

Damage monitoring of the planting balcony in vertical greenery buildings using the EMI method

Towards the adoption of most suitable green walls within sustainable buildings using interval type-2 fuzzy best-worst method and TOPSIS technique

Modeling Building Envelop with Vertical Green Living Walls as an Urban Heat Island (UHI) Mitigation Strategy

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