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Design, Building up and First Results of Three Monitored Green Coverings Over a University Department Building

Giovanni GugliuzzaBenedetto VarottaGiorgia PeriGianfranco Rizzo

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Engineeringgreen roofSettore ING-IND/11 - Fisica Tecnica AmbientaleEnergy demandleaf area indexbusiness.industryEnergy performanceGreen roofdesignVegetationsensorsCivil engineeringSummer seasonfractional vegetation coverageEnergy(all)Leaf area indexbusinessEnvelope (motion)

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Abstract A viable solution to reducing the buildings’ energy demand is the implementation of green coverings that have been demonstrated to improve the envelope performance, especially in summer season. Anyway, to apply computer models analyzing the energy performance of buildings equipped with such components, the knowledge of specific parameters is needed. Among these, the fractional vegetation coverage and leaf area index are of great importance. By means of an experimental facility, first results of the evaluation of these foliage-related parameters for five types of vegetation are presented.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2015-11-01Energy Procedia
10.1016/j.egypro.2015.11.719http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2015.11.719