A comparative review on greenery ecosystems and their impacts on sustainability of building environment

Greenery systems are sustainable ecosystems for buildings. Many studies on greenery systems, such as green roofs and green walls, have demonstrated that greenery systems support energy saving and improve thermal conditions in the building sector. This paper summarizes, discusses, and compares greene...

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Main Authors: Al-Kayiem, H.H., Koh, K., Riyadi, T.W.B., Effendy, M.
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Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas
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spelling utp-eprints.299032022-03-25T03:14:14Z A comparative review on greenery ecosystems and their impacts on sustainability of building environment Al-Kayiem, H.H. Koh, K. Riyadi, T.W.B. Effendy, M. Greenery systems are sustainable ecosystems for buildings. Many studies on greenery systems, such as green roofs and green walls, have demonstrated that greenery systems support energy saving and improve thermal conditions in the building sector. This paper summarizes, discusses, and compares greenery systems and their contributions to the reduction of the urban heat index, the reduction of internal and external buildings� wall temperatures, and the reduction of the energy consumption of buildings. The fundamental mechanisms of greenery systems, which are thermal insulation, evapotranspiration, and shading effect, are also discussed. The benefits of greenery systems include the improvement of stormwater management, the improvement of air quality, the reduction of sound pollution, the reduction of carbon dioxide, and the improvement of aesthetic building value. The summarized materials on the greenery systems in the article will be a point of references for the researchers, planners, and developers of urban and rural areas, as well as the individual�s interest for future urban and rural plans. © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. MDPI 2020 Article NonPeerReviewed https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85092906830&doi=10.3390%2fsu12208529&partnerID=40&md5=9e884a6eaab9611426332b32aad98f40 Al-Kayiem, H.H. and Koh, K. and Riyadi, T.W.B. and Effendy, M. (2020) A comparative review on greenery ecosystems and their impacts on sustainability of building environment. Sustainability (Switzerland), 12 (20). pp. 1-26. http://eprints.utp.edu.my/29903/
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description Greenery systems are sustainable ecosystems for buildings. Many studies on greenery systems, such as green roofs and green walls, have demonstrated that greenery systems support energy saving and improve thermal conditions in the building sector. This paper summarizes, discusses, and compares greenery systems and their contributions to the reduction of the urban heat index, the reduction of internal and external buildings� wall temperatures, and the reduction of the energy consumption of buildings. The fundamental mechanisms of greenery systems, which are thermal insulation, evapotranspiration, and shading effect, are also discussed. The benefits of greenery systems include the improvement of stormwater management, the improvement of air quality, the reduction of sound pollution, the reduction of carbon dioxide, and the improvement of aesthetic building value. The summarized materials on the greenery systems in the article will be a point of references for the researchers, planners, and developers of urban and rural areas, as well as the individual�s interest for future urban and rural plans. © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
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author Al-Kayiem, H.H.
Koh, K.
Riyadi, T.W.B.
Effendy, M.
spellingShingle Al-Kayiem, H.H.
Koh, K.
Riyadi, T.W.B.
Effendy, M.
A comparative review on greenery ecosystems and their impacts on sustainability of building environment
author_sort Al-Kayiem, H.H.
title A comparative review on greenery ecosystems and their impacts on sustainability of building environment
title_short A comparative review on greenery ecosystems and their impacts on sustainability of building environment
title_full A comparative review on greenery ecosystems and their impacts on sustainability of building environment
title_fullStr A comparative review on greenery ecosystems and their impacts on sustainability of building environment
title_full_unstemmed A comparative review on greenery ecosystems and their impacts on sustainability of building environment
title_sort comparative review on greenery ecosystems and their impacts on sustainability of building environment
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