The Synergy of Living and Water Wall in Indoor Environment—Case Study in City of Brno, Czech Republic

Abstract

The indoor environment that surrounds us and the elements in it affect not only our mood but also the air quality. Vegetation elements are currently more popular, especially for their aesthetic value but also because of the fact that they affect the physical parameters of the indoor environment such as temperature and humidity. Water elements are a similar example. The presented paper combines these two elements to achieve the best possible level of thermal comfort. Experimental verification of the influence of the living wall on air temperature and humidity took place during the heating season in the city of Brno in the space of the university, while three scenarios were created: the effect of the living wall in a semi-open space, an enclosed space, and a space with a water wall with regulated water temperature. The potential of the water wall is determined based on experimental verification in laboratory conditions. The results show that the synergy of the living and water wall in the indoor space may eliminate the risk of too-low humidity during the heating season.

Biotechnical approach for a continuous simultaneous increase of indoor and outdoor air quality

“…The literature review shows the most naturally promising approach for air quality controlplants [1,2,11,68,69]. They continuously humidify the air, remove volatile chemicals, dust, and other impurities, and release valuable volatile phytoorganic substances such as odorants and phytoncides.…”

“…Highlighting the method of VOC removal by microorganisms in the soil is worthwhile, which is a subspecies of phytoremediation and phytodegradation, which describes the breakdown of complex organic pollutants into simple compounds or the metabolism of pollutants in the phyllosphere and rhizosphere [11].…”

“…Compounds secreted from plants, such as sugars, amino acids or enzymes, can stimulate the growth of bacteria in the soil and vice versa -stimulate microbial and fungal degradation by releasing enzymes into the rhizosphere. That is why rhizodegradation is also called phytoremediation or bioremediation with the help of plants [11].…”

Active Green Constructions and Their Impact on Gray Infrastructure

“…The terms green or vegetated roof and wall are relatively well-known, but it is necessary to say that the real application in the climatic conditions of Central Europe, especially Slovakia, is rather exceptional. It turned out that green constructions in built-up areas have many advantages and can contribute to air purification, reduce CO 2 concentration, and support greater biodiversity, and thus create ecosystems in cities and reduce the number of heat waves, but also have an affirmative effect on the building and its surroundings [13,19,20].…”

Experimentální měření dynamických změn plošné hmotnosti systémů vegetačních stěn a fasád vlivem evapotranspirace

“…Vliv ozelenění jednotlivých částí pozemních staveb na jejich energetickou náročnost shrnuje B. Raji v [11]. Vliv vegetační a vodní stěny v interiéru popisuje Čákyová v [12].…”