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STRATEGIC LANDSCAPING AND AIR CONDITIONING SAVINGS: A LITERATURE REVIEW.

Author(s) : MEIER A. K.

Type of article: Article

Summary

STATES THAT THE CAREFUL SITING OF VEGETATION AROUND A BUILDING HAS LONG BEEN RECOGNISED AS A MEANS OF COOLING. HOWEVER, THE EXTENT OF THE AIR CONDITIONING ENERGY SAVINGS HAS NOT BEEN QUANTIFIED. STATES SEVERAL RESEARCHERS HAVE MEASURED THE ENERGY REDUCTIONS CAUSED BY VARIOUS KINDS OF VEGETATION IN A VARIETY OF LOCATIONS. AIR CONDITIONING SAVINGS AS HIGH AS 80 % HAVE BEEN MEASURED, ALTHOUGH 25-50 % WERE MORE COMMON. SHADING, SHIELDING FROM INFILTRATION AND THE CREATION OF COOLER MICROCLIMATE AROUND THE BUILDING ARE CONCERNED. (INT. BUILD. SERV. ABSTR., GB., 26, N 5, 1991/09-10, 91-01451.

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  • Original title: STRATEGIC LANDSCAPING AND AIR CONDITIONING SAVINGS: A LITERATURE REVIEW.
  • Record ID : 1992-1272
  • 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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