Afternoon, Session Block B3
16:00 Green Walls and Roofs
Chair: Rosemarie Stangl, Univ. of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Austria
Benefits of Green Walls
- Summer cooling
- Biodiversity benefits
- Health and wellbeing issues
Green roofs for cooling in different climates
- Optimum green roof configurations for different climates
- Evaluation of green roofs in outdoor test beds
- Green roofs for passive cooling
Vertical greenings as intelligent building envelopes
- Plants as smart building envelope
- Urban energy balance
- Green walls for climate change adaptation
Green façade and air quality - Measurements and kinetic study
- Study of NOx and CO2 uptake by a green panel
- Lab experiments
- Derivation kinetic model of plant uptake
Influence of green facades on building surface temperature in South Italy
- Comparation between greenery facade and uncovered wall
- Experimental field test in Mediterranean climate region
- Data analysis over warm season
Infill green wall as a heat sink for indoor thermal comfort
- Infill green wall as a heat sink to assist indoor thermal comfort
- The effects of wind and solar radiation on the green wall’s performance
- Wall details to improve heat exchange and to block moisture transmission
Brief Presentation
Low-tech building with green walls - Warehouse Gradischegg, Austria
17:30 End of Conference Day 1