Vertical Greenery Systems (VGS) for energy saving in buildings: A review

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 39, Issue , 2014, Pages 139-165

  Pérez, Gabriel ^a   Coma, Julià ^a   Martorell, Ingrid ^a   Cabeza, Luisa F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Building; Energy savings; Green Fa ade; Green wall; Passive system; Vertical Greenery System

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; ENERGY CONSERVATION;

CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS; ENERGY - SAVING IN BUILDINGS; GREEN WALL; OPERATING MECHANISM; PASSIVE SYSTEMS; REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTION; VERTICAL GREENERY SYSTEM;

WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

EID: 84905238900     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2014.07.055     Document Type: Review

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