Living wall system for improved thermal performance of facades located in tropical climate. Case study in Dominican Republic
Letzai Ruiz-Valero, Juan Faxas-Guzmán, Beatriz Arranz, Virginia Flores Sasso, Laura Céspedes
Topics & Concepts
Thermal comfortFacadeEnvironmental scienceTropical climateRelative humidityAir conditioningMeteorologyEnergy consumptionSolar gainHumid subtropical climateWork (physics)Efficient energy usePassive solar building designPassive coolingCooling loadHumidityAtmospheric sciencesThermalGeographyEngineeringCivil engineeringMechanical engineeringGeologyArchaeologyMedicinePathologyElectrical engineeringBuilding Energy and Comfort OptimizationUrban Heat Island MitigationHygrothermal properties of building materials