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Sustainability Assessments of Living Walls in the Mediterranean Area

Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2024
Citazione:
Sustainability Assessments of Living Walls in the Mediterranean Area / Barreca, F., Cardinali, G.D., Bruno, R., Arcuri, N.. - In: BUILDINGS. - ISSN 2075-5309. - 14:10(2024), pp. 1-16. [10.3390/buildings14103222]
Abstract:
The evaluation of the environmental impacts of a living wall (LW) system cannot leave out the effects on the buildings’ sustainability during its life cycle. Consequently, to consider the embodied impacts of all the components, an LCA of the whole system is recommended. Therefore, this paper was targeted to evaluate the environmental performances of four LW solutions considering a combination of energy performances and system LCA. In the first step, the yearly energy consumption of a reference building equipped with LWs was determined through simulations carried out in the EnergyPlus environment. Subsequently, the LCA completed the evaluation of the environmental impact of the different building configurations. To quantify the effects related to the implementation of LWs, the results were compared to those obtained for the reference building without vegetation. The analyses refer to a real university’s four-floor housing located in the city of Reggio Calabria (38°07′21.4″ N 15°39′45.2″ E), which is currently under construction. The results confirm the benefits achievable through the LW integration, measuring both energy savings and the increase in the hours with indoor temperature within the well-being zone. At an annual level, the best LW solution produces 24% of energy saving and LCA highlights a limitation of 2.1 × 105 kg of CO2eq when compared to the reference case. These data confirm the effectiveness of implementing LWs as a reliable intervention to enhance building environmental impact, especially for edifices requiring renovation.
Tipologia CRIS:
1.1 Articolo in rivista
Elenco autori:
Barreca, Francesco; Cardinali, Giuseppe Davide; Bruno, Roberto; Arcuri, Natale
Autori di Ateneo:
BARRECA Francesco
Link alla scheda completa:
https://iris.unirc.it/handle/20.500.12318/152066
Link al Full Text:
https://iris.unirc.it//retrieve/handle/20.500.12318/152066/424372/Barreca_2024_buildings_Sustainability_Edit.pdf
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BUILDINGS
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https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/14/10/3222
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