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Green façades for urban comfort improvement. Implementation in a extreme Continental Mediterranean climate
Año:2012
Áreas de investigación
  • Ingeniería civil y arquitectura
Datos
Descripción
Green façades constitute constructive technologies with a positive influence on sustainability in cities and several urban climate parameters such as thermal comfort, air quality and water management. According to the current research, the implementation of urban greenery contributes to increase the cooling effect and mitigate the urban heat island (UHI) phenomenon. This paper focuses on the role of vegetation in improving the urban environment of Madrid (Spain). The simulation results show that green walls could be more effective in urban morphologies with narrow streets. During overheated periods, the streets with green walls have a higher relative humidity in the surrounding areas than those with trees. The air temperature is found to be a little lower. The reduction of wind speed means a positive effect on urban hygrothermal comfort. Therefore, green walls could be taken into account as suitable tools to modify the outdoor thermal environment in cities with an extreme Continental Mediterranean climate.
Internacional
Si
Nombre congreso
28th International PLEA Conference OPPORTUNITIES, LIMITS & NEEDS Towards an environmentally responsible architecture
Tipo de participación
960
Lugar del congreso
Lima, Peru
Revisores
Si
ISBN o ISSN
0000000000000
DOI
Fecha inicio congreso
07/11/2012
Fecha fin congreso
09/11/2012
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Título de las actas
PLEA2012 - 28th Conference, Opportunities, Limits & Needs Towards an environmentally responsible architecture Lima
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  • Creador: Departamento: Construcción y Tecnología Arquitectónicas