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Living wall systems for improved thermal performance of existing buildings

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BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
卷 207, 期 -, 页码 -

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PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108491

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U-value; Living wall systems; Green walls; Heat flux; Insulation; Energy conservation; Sustainable buildings; Space heating; Cladding

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Living wall systems are a new form of facade cladding treatment that can improve thermal efficiency and biodiversity of buildings. Research has shown that retrofitting existing buildings with living wall systems can significantly reduce thermal transmission values and decrease fluctuations in heat flux, helping to minimize heat loss.
Living wall systems are a relatively new form of facade cladding treatment on buildings. Bringing a host of benefits such as added biodiversity, they also have the potential to aid the thermal efficiency of a wall construction by offering an extra layer of thermal resistance. Yet few studies have been conducted to ascertain the thermal influence of living wall systems can have on existing buildings. This study reviews the impact of living walls upon the thermal and environmental performance of buildings and isolates a lack of research that directly measures associated retrofitted living wall thermal performance. A case study then monitors the heat flux through a pre 1970s uninsulated cavity masonry wall construction that has been retrofitted with an external living wall system face. Results are compared with an identical wall build-up on the same elevation without the living wall cladding. Results found that the calculated thermal transmission value for the pre 1970s wall with an additional Living wall facade cladding was 31.4% lower than that of the same wall without the living wall. Furthermore, diurnal fluctuations in heat flux were lower over the study period for the wall with the living wall system cladding. These findings demonstrate that a living wall facade offers a viable solution for helping to minimise heat loss from existing buildings of this construction.

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