Evaluation of Thermal Comfort Performance of a Vertical Garden on a Glazed Façade and Its Effect on Building and Urban Scale, Case Study: An Office Building in Barcelona

Evaluation of Thermal Comfort Performance of a Vertical Garden on a Glazed Façade and Its Effect on Building and Urban Scale, Case Study: An Office Building in Barcelona

The aim of this paper is to investigate the thermal performance of vertical gardens by comparing the thermal comfort of bare (glazed) and green façades in the Mediterranean climate. The proposal consists of applying a vegetation layer on a glazed façade that could control solar radiation and reduce...

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Main Authors: Faezeh Bagheri Moghaddam, Josep Maria Fort Mir, Isidro Navarro Delgado, Ernesto Redondo Dominguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
green façade
thermal comfort
air temperature
urban scale
building simulation
sustainability
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/12/6706

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