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The effects of vegetation on indoor thermal comfort: the application of a multi-scale simulation methodology on a residential neighborhood renovation…

2017

Abstract Despite the acknowledged positive effects of vegetation at urban, neighborhood and building scales, there are still only limited comprehensive design tools for multi-scale evaluation of the microclimate and thermal benefits of plants and building-integrated vegetation (BIV) systems. The paper describes a case study in the city of Palermo (Italy) that applied simulation methodology to quantitatively assess the microclimate effects of different neighborhood and building retrofit scenarios where vegetation plays a main role. The simulation workflow moves from a micro-urban to a building scale assessment by linking the ENVI-met software to the building energy simulation program EnergyP…

Architectural engineeringScale (ratio)020209 energyMicroclimateBuilding energy retrofitSettore ICAR/10 - Architettura Tecnica02 engineering and technology010501 environmental sciencesThermal comfort01 natural sciencesCivil engineeringSoftware0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringMicroclimate mitigationBuilding energy simulation0105 earth and related environmental sciencesCivil and Structural Engineeringbusiness.industryMechanical EngineeringThermal comfortBuilding and ConstructionVegetationBuilding integrated vegetationThermal ComfortBioclimatic designWorkflowSocial housing renovationEnvironmental sciencebusiness
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Comparative analysis of the thermal insulation performance of a façade enclosure integrated by vegetation under simultaneous windy and rainy climatic…

2023

The literature offers some studies on the capacity of the greenery apparatus to decrease wind speed and regulate temperatures with the combination of the moisture retained by the plants and the air passing through them, but there is little on the maintenance of performance under particular weather conditions. The aim of this contri- bution is to verify the effectiveness of a vegetal façade in particularly windy conditions combined with rainy and/or high-irradiation events. The subject of the study is the enclosure of the Technology Innovation Centre for Development (itdUPM), on the Polytechnic University of Madrid, where a green wall prototype has been installed. For the purposes of the ana…

Environmental EngineeringSustainable solutionsSettore SECS-S/02 - Statistica Per La Ricerca Sperimentale E TecnologicaGeography Planning and DevelopmentThermal performanceBuilding and ConstructionBuilding integrated vegetationSettore SECS-S/01 - StatisticaSettore ICAR/12 - Tecnologia Dell'ArchitetturaCivil and Structural EngineeringGreen wall
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EVALUATION OF THE COMBINED EFFECT OF VEGETATION AND NATURAL VENTILATION IN NEARLY ZERO ENERGY MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS – nZE(ms)B

2020

Cooling load is the main cause of high energy consumption for tall buildings in tropical climates while the construction of tall buildings is an unavoidable practice due to land scarcity in metropolitan cities. In this regard, the use of natural ventilation (NV) in tall buildings can help reducing the energy consumption. However, this solution can also bring the problem of polluted air that may enter the space to be ventilated. If the air is passed through a system that can absorb pollutants and add more oxygen to the air, the problem may almost be solved. Building integrated vegetation (BIV) systems can help solving this problem. So, if the air entering buildings passes through dense veget…

NEARLY ZERO ENERGY MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGSComputational DesignComputational Fluid DynamicBuilding Integrated VegetationNatural Ventilation
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