RT Journal Article
SR 00
A1 Chanampa, Mariana
A1 Vidal Rivas, Pilar
A1 Alonso Ojembarrena, Javier
A1 Olivieri, Francesca
T1 Systems of Vegetal Façade and Green Roofs used as a  Sustainable Option in Architecture
JF Design Principles and Practices: An International Journal
YR 2010
FD 2010
VO 4
IS 2
SP 1
OP 10
K1 Ventilated Façade, Green Rooftop, Energy Saving, Bioclimatic Architecture, Green Wall, Evaporative Cooling
AB Green architecture contributes not only in reducing the building’s thermal loads but also in reducing the effects of the urban heat island in densely built-up areas in a hardly natural environment. The current green systems are built in situ/on site and are very expensive, hence the need to create industrialized prevegetated systems which improve the buildings’ energy savings and reduce the times of construction works. The present paper describes three green systems for façades (gabion façade, green sliding panel, green panel in plastic cell) and two prevegetated green tank roof systems (green roof in light concrete and pvc).
PB Common Ground Publishing
SN 1833-1874
LK http://oa.upm.es/7449/
UL http://designprinciplesandpractices.com/journal/