Vertical Greenery Systems (VGS) for energy saving in buildings: A review

This review paper organizes and summarizes the literature on Vertical Greenery Systems (VGS) when used as passive tool for energy savings in buildings. First, with the information obtained in the reviewed literature some key aspects to consider when working with VGS are clarified, such as the classi...

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Authors: Pérez Luque, Gabriel, Cabeza, Luisa F., Coma Arpón, Julià, Martorell, Ingrid
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Status:Published version
Publication Date:2014
Country:España
Institution:Universitat de Lleida (UdL)
Repository:Repositori Obert UdL
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2014.07.055
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Keyword:Vertical Greenery System
Green wall
Green Façade
Façanes verdes
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spelling Vertical Greenery Systems (VGS) for energy saving in buildings: A reviewPérez Luque, GabrielCabeza, Luisa F.Coma Arpón, JuliàMartorell, IngridVertical Greenery SystemGreen wallGreen FaçadeFaçanes verdesThis review paper organizes and summarizes the literature on Vertical Greenery Systems (VGS) when used as passive tool for energy savings in buildings. First, with the information obtained in the reviewed literature some key aspects to consider when working with VGS are clarified, such as the classification systems, the climate influence, the plant species used and the different operating mechanisms. Then, the main conclusions of this literature, sorted by construction system (Green Walls or Green Façades) and climatic situation, are summarized. In general, it can be concluded that VGS provide great potential in reducing energy consumption in buildings, especially in the cooling periods. However, a lack of data on operation during the heating period as well as during the whole year has been found. On the other hand, results show that the investigations of VGS are not equally distributed around the world, being basically concentrated in Europe and Asia. Moreover, the review concludes that some aspects must be studied in depth, such as which species are the most suitable for each climate, influence on energy savings of the façade orientation, foliage thickness, presence of air layers, and finally, substrate layer composition and thickness in the case of green walls.The work was partially funded by the Spanish Government (ENE2011-28269-C03-01 and ENE2011-28269-C03-02) and from the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme(FP7/2007– 2013) under Grant agreement no.PIRSES-GA-2013–610692 (INNOSTORAGE).Elsevier2014info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2014.07.055http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/48888reponame:Repositori Obert UdL instname:Universitat de Lleida (UdL)Inglésinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MICINN//ENE2011-28269-C03-01info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MICINN//ENE2011-28269-C03-02Reproducció del document publicat a https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2014.07.055Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2014, vol. 39, p. 139–165.info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/610692cc-by-nc-sa (s) Pérez Luque, Gabriel et al., 2014info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/es/oai:repositori.udl.cat:10459.1/488882026-06-24T12:42:17Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Vertical Greenery Systems (VGS) for energy saving in buildings: A review
title Vertical Greenery Systems (VGS) for energy saving in buildings: A review
spellingShingle Vertical Greenery Systems (VGS) for energy saving in buildings: A review
Pérez Luque, Gabriel
Vertical Greenery System
Green wall
Green Façade
Façanes verdes
title_short Vertical Greenery Systems (VGS) for energy saving in buildings: A review
title_full Vertical Greenery Systems (VGS) for energy saving in buildings: A review
title_fullStr Vertical Greenery Systems (VGS) for energy saving in buildings: A review
title_full_unstemmed Vertical Greenery Systems (VGS) for energy saving in buildings: A review
title_sort Vertical Greenery Systems (VGS) for energy saving in buildings: A review
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Pérez Luque, Gabriel
Cabeza, Luisa F.
Coma Arpón, Julià
Martorell, Ingrid
author Pérez Luque, Gabriel
author_facet Pérez Luque, Gabriel
Cabeza, Luisa F.
Coma Arpón, Julià
Martorell, Ingrid
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Coma Arpón, Julià
Martorell, Ingrid
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author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Vertical Greenery System
Green wall
Green Façade
Façanes verdes
topic Vertical Greenery System
Green wall
Green Façade
Façanes verdes
description This review paper organizes and summarizes the literature on Vertical Greenery Systems (VGS) when used as passive tool for energy savings in buildings. First, with the information obtained in the reviewed literature some key aspects to consider when working with VGS are clarified, such as the classification systems, the climate influence, the plant species used and the different operating mechanisms. Then, the main conclusions of this literature, sorted by construction system (Green Walls or Green Façades) and climatic situation, are summarized. In general, it can be concluded that VGS provide great potential in reducing energy consumption in buildings, especially in the cooling periods. However, a lack of data on operation during the heating period as well as during the whole year has been found. On the other hand, results show that the investigations of VGS are not equally distributed around the world, being basically concentrated in Europe and Asia. Moreover, the review concludes that some aspects must be studied in depth, such as which species are the most suitable for each climate, influence on energy savings of the façade orientation, foliage thickness, presence of air layers, and finally, substrate layer composition and thickness in the case of green walls.
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Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2014, vol. 39, p. 139–165.
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