Thermal evaluation of vertical greenery systems for building walls

Building and Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 663-672

  Wong, Nyuk Hien ^a   Kwang Tan, Alex Yong ^a   Chen, Yu ^a   Sekar, Kannagi ^a,b   Tan, Puay Yok ^b   Chan, Derek ^b   Chiang, Kelly ^b   Wong, Ngian Chung ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE BOTANIC GARDENS   (Singapore)

^c Building and Construction Authority   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Ambient temperature; Surface temperature; Thermal environments; Vertical greenery systems

Indexed keywords

AIR INTAKE; AMBIENT TEMPERATURE; AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; BUILDING FACADES; BUILDING WALLS; BUILT ENVIRONMENT; COOLING EFFICIENCY; COOLING LOAD; DIURNAL FLUCTUATIONS; DIURNAL RANGES; ENERGY COST; IMMEDIATE ENVIRONMENT; IN-BUILDINGS; LIFE SPAN; MAINTENANCE COST; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE; PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS; SUBSTRATE SURFACE; SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURE; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; THERMAL BENEFITS; THERMAL ENVIRONMENTS; THERMAL EVALUATIONS; THERMAL IMPACTS; TROPICAL CLIMATES; VERTICAL GREENERY SYSTEMS; WALL SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WEAR AND TEAR;

AIR CONDITIONING; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BUILDINGS; COOLING SYSTEMS; COST REDUCTION; FACADES; MAINTENANCE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

AMBIENT AIR; BUILDING; INDOOR AIR; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; WALL;

EID: 70449112799     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2009.08.005     Document Type: Article

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