Trace Species and Air Pollutant Transport in Green Facades:  a Vernonia Elaeagnifolia Case Study for a Built Environment

Varghese, Jacob Thottathil; Ghosh, S.

doi:10.5098/hmt.7.34

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“…Among several species of plants, Alstonia schlolaris, Bauhinia variegata, Ficus benghalensis, Ficus religiosa, Cassia fistula, and Mangifera indica, there are tolerant plant species, so they are suitable as biofilters (Tak & Kakde, 2019). The green facade is one of the PM biofilter media (Varghese & Ghosh, 2016). Many plants functioning as facades, green roofs, grasslands, and living walls effectively controlled PM (Wróblewska & Jeong, 2021).…”

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Phytoarchitecture Design Requires a Plant Selection Framework to Combat Air Contaminants in Building Areas Sustainably

Samudro,

Mangkoedihardjo

2023

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Empowerment of plants to maintain the indoor and outdoor air quality of a building area promises occupant health and sustainable use of the building. In supporting plants' functional role, this study proposes a novel approach for a general framework for selecting plants. The method to achieve the objectives of this study was based on previous empirical studies conducted in various places under different environmental quality conditions. The essential findings of the selected literature became part of the technical feasibility process in selecting plants. Significant results indicate the mechanism of controlling airborne contaminants by plants through aerial parts and growth media. Gaseous pollutants can be absorbed along with carbon dioxide absorption, while particulate matter is deposited on the leaf surface. Some other contaminants enter the plant growth medium, which plants can process with microbes in the root zone. The use of plants for indoor and outdoor phytoremediation is various plant species, sourced and selected from a retrospective study, locally available and standard plants, and popular plants. These findings were developed to include assessments of contaminant-plant interactions and plant-specific experiments. The implications of the plant selection framework can be one of the promising methods in designing sustainable building phytoarchitectures.

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Section: Outdoor Plantsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Phytoarchitecture Design Requires a Plant Selection Framework to Combat Air Contaminants in Building Areas Sustainably

Samudro,

Mangkoedihardjo

2023

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“…Dentre estes estudos sobre a eficiência da técnica podemos destacar estudos sobre a influência sobre o ambiente interno (JAAFAR et al, 2013;SAFIKHANI et al, 2014;KOYAMA et al, 2015), influência na temperatura interna com aplicação e fachada verde nas áreas de transição (SUNAKORN; YIMPRAYOON, 2011) e estudos sobre a influência da temperatura superficial de paredes e painéis (WONG et al, 2010;VOX;BLANCO;SCHETTINI, 2018;YANG et al, 2018). Existem ainda estudos que analisam a influência no cânions urbanos dos revestimentos vegetativos no invólucro das edificações (ALEXANDRI; JONES, 2008;HOELSCHER et al, 2016;VARGHESE;GHOSH, 2016;ROSASCO, 2013). Importantes estudos sobre a eficiência energética das construções são apresentados pelos pesquisadores mostrando grandes ganhos de até 35% na redução do consumo de energia e na minimização do uso de técnicas ativas, melhoras resfriamento e perca de calor (WONG et al, 2010;SUSOROVA;AZIMI;STEPHENS, 2014;CAMERON;TAYLOR;EMMETT, 2015;PERINI et al, 2017).…”

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