The use of green walls and the impact on air quality and life standard

The use of green walls and the impact on air quality and life standard

People living in urban areas are exposed to a number of threats related with dense urban tissue and high number of vehicles. These include air pollutions, traffic noise and high temperatures. In addition, large cities are struggling with high energy consumption for heating and cooling purposes. One...

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Main Authors: Wesołowska Małgorzata, Laska Marta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2019-01-01
Series:E3S Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2019/42/e3sconf_asee18_00096.pdf
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spelling doaj-81ee837371ef4c23a49d42c895aed7ae2021-03-02T10:16:57ZengEDP SciencesE3S Web of Conferences2267-12422019-01-011160009610.1051/e3sconf/201911600096e3sconf_asee18_00096The use of green walls and the impact on air quality and life standardWesołowska Małgorzata0Laska Marta1Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Environmental EngineeringWroclaw University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Environmental EngineeringPeople living in urban areas are exposed to a number of threats related with dense urban tissue and high number of vehicles. These include air pollutions, traffic noise and high temperatures. In addition, large cities are struggling with high energy consumption for heating and cooling purposes. One of the possibilities to reduce the mentioned undesirable effects is the use of vegetation on the walls. Plants absorbs the pollutants of air, produced the oxygen, mounted on external walls create thermal insulation and positively affect the psychological aspect. Green walls can be used both indoors and outdoors. The article presents literature review on green walls, describes their benefits and presents the calculations SPBT and possible energy savings taking into account the transmission losses for small residential building.https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2019/42/e3sconf_asee18_00096.pdf
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description People living in urban areas are exposed to a number of threats related with dense urban tissue and high number of vehicles. These include air pollutions, traffic noise and high temperatures. In addition, large cities are struggling with high energy consumption for heating and cooling purposes. One of the possibilities to reduce the mentioned undesirable effects is the use of vegetation on the walls. Plants absorbs the pollutants of air, produced the oxygen, mounted on external walls create thermal insulation and positively affect the psychological aspect. Green walls can be used both indoors and outdoors. The article presents literature review on green walls, describes their benefits and presents the calculations SPBT and possible energy savings taking into account the transmission losses for small residential building.
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