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Cost–benefit analysis for green façades and living wall systems
Katia Perini,Paolo Rosasco +1 more
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In this article, the authors presented a cost-benefit analysis of different vertical greening systems (green facades and living wall systems) considering personal and social benefits and costs over their life cycle.About:
This article is published in Building and Environment.The article was published on 2013-12-01. It has received 269 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Cost–benefit analysis & Life-cycle cost analysis.read more
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A New Sustainability Assessment Approach Based on Stakeholder's Satisfaction for Building Façades
TL;DR: In this paper, a new multi-criteria decision-making model based on the MIVES method for global sustainability assessment of facade systems is presented. But most of the existing methods mainly concentrate on environmental and economic aspects, disregarding the third pillar of sustainability, which is the social aspect.
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Exploring the use of edible and evergreen perennials in living wall systems in the Scandinavian climate
TL;DR: It is concluded that the edible perennial plants Allium schoenoprasum, Calamintha nepeta, and Fragaria vesca are feasible in living wall systems in the Scandinavian climate, and the edible evergreen plant Vaccinium vitis-idea is highly suitable for living walls in this climatic region.
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Precipitation collection and evapo(transpi)ration of living wall systems: A comparative study between a panel system and a planter box system
TL;DR: In this paper, the collection of precipitation and the evapotranspiration (ET) of water were tested over a two month period on two commercially available living wall systems, and the entering and outgoing amounts of water are monitored, as well as the mass variation of the systems.
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Microclimatic conditions of ‘Green Walls’, a new restoration technique for steep slopes based on a steel grid construction
TL;DR: In this article, the performance of a double-layered, integrated irrigation, filled with excavation material, application on vertical inclination was evaluated with respect to its microclimatic characteristics.
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Cooling energy saving associated with exterior greenery systems for three US Department of Energy (DOE) standard reference buildings
Shaojie Yuan,Donghyun Rim +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the effects of exterior greenery systems considering building types, air conditioning operating conditions, and wall orientations in varied local climates, and found that latent heat transfer due to plant transpiration can dominate heat transfer through the exterior Greenery systems.
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