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Can plants integrated on building envelopes improve indoor environment quality (IEQ)? A literature review study.

Number: 833

Author(s) : FADEYI M. O.

Summary

The need for constructing more buildings due to increasing human population has resulted in limited land use space for plants which have the capacity to reduce adverse effects of outdoor environmental pressures. This limitation has led to clamour for building envelopes covered by plants either as green roof, green wall or trees planted around building envelopes in very close proximity. The interest of integrating plants on building envelopes is as a result of numerous evidences justifying plant covered building envelope as alternative that could serve the same purpose as urban trees. It is not clear however whether the same benefits of improving outdoor environmental conditions apply to building indoor environment when plants are integrated on building envelopes. This paper reviewed published research to date to clarify whether building envelopes covered by plants have effect on indoor environmental quality, building occupants’ health and comfort. The review exercise revealed that building envelopes covered by plants can (i) improve indoor thermal and acoustic conditions (ii) compromise indoor light level. Evidences addressing the impact on indoor air quality (chemical, physical, and biological pollutants) is lacking in the literature. There are no evidences in the literature addressing the impact of improved IEQ conditions, as a result of plants integrated on building envelopes, on building occupants’ health and comfort.

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  • Original title: Can plants integrated on building envelopes improve indoor environment quality (IEQ)? A literature review study.
  • Record ID : 30009956
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Clima 2013. 11th REHVA World Congress and 8th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings.
  • Publication date: 2013/06/16

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