16:00 Development, Design and Impact of Living Building Envelopes
Chair: Garth Rockcastle, MSR Design and University of Maryland, USA
Vertical gardens
- Environmental benefits
- Improving the comfort of living
- Advantages of vertiflore systems
François-Xavier Jacquinet, Geraldine Choppin de Janvry, tracer urban nature, Saint Apollinaire, France
Comparing roof cases in relation to their energy consumption in two climates
- Climate and geographical variation effect on energy consumption
- Thermal performance of green roofs
Hind Zaki, AAST, Alexandria, Egypt
Vertical greenery systems as building skin to provide urban ecosystem services
- Ecosystem services in the built environment
- Green walls versus green façades
- Energy savings and acoustic insulation
Gabriel Pérez, University of Lleida, Spain
Improving air quality and building thermal behaviour: monitoring the performances of a green wall
- Green wall performances in Mediterranean environment
- Air quality monitoring, PM and pollutant gas reduction
- Building thermal behaviour monitoring
Adriano Magliocco, University of Genova, Italy
17:30 End of Conference Day 1