Optical evaluation of the shading properties of climbing fern <em>Lygodium japonicum</em> used as thermal buffering green wall plant
Recently, thermal properties of the landscaped rooftops and walls have attracted the interest of researchers because of the potential to minimize energy consumption in urban areas and to aid summer-time thermal control. For this reason the creation of a plant-based shade for walls or above buildings...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Firenze University Press
2016-12-01
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Series: | Advances in Horticultural Science |
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Online Access: | https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ahs/article/view/3051 |