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EFFECTS OF ROOFTOP VEGETATION USING ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATES ON THE URBAN CLIMATE AND THE THERMAL LOAD OF BUILDINGS.

Author(s) : HARAZONO Y.

Type of article: Article

Summary

DESCRIBES A SIMPLE HYDROPONIC SYSTEM FOR GROWING PLANTS ON ROOFS (OSAKA) AND TESTED OVER ONE YEAR. NOTES THAT MOST OF THE PLANTS GREW WELL AND SO COULD ENHANCE THE AESTHETICS OF ROOF AND OPEN SPACE IN URBAN AREAS. THE ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY OF THE SURROUNDING AIR INCREASED AND THE AIR TEMPERATURE IN THE ROOM BELOW DECREASED IN THE SUMMER. CONCLUDES THAT THE SYSTEM CAN BE APPLIED TO REDUCE THE THERMAL LOAD ON BUILDINGS.

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  • Original title: EFFECTS OF ROOFTOP VEGETATION USING ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATES ON THE URBAN CLIMATE AND THE THERMAL LOAD OF BUILDINGS.
  • Record ID : 1992-1273
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Energy Build. - vol. 15 - n. 3-4
  • Publication date: 1991
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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