Experimental investigation on the energy performance of Living Walls in a temperate climate

Building and Environment

Volumn 64, Issue , 2013, Pages 57-66

  Mazzali, Ugo ^a   Peron, Fabio ^a   Romagnoni, Piercarlo ^a   Pulselli, Riccardo M ^b   Bastianoni, Simone ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY IUAV OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Field measurements; Green cladding; Living Walls; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL CLADDING; BUILDING ENVELOPES; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FIELD MEASUREMENT; LIVING WALLS; MONITORING PERIODS; TEMPERATE CLIMATE;

CLIMATOLOGY; SUN; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

HEAT FLUX;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT FLUX; SOLAR RADIATION; SUSTAINABILITY; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

ITALY;

EID: 84875823590     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2013.03.005     Document Type: Article

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