Rooting Volume Impacts Growth, Coverage and Thermal Tolerance of Green Façade Climbing Plants

Rooting Volume Impacts Growth, Coverage and Thermal Tolerance of Green Façade Climbing Plants

Green façades can provide cooling benefits through the shading of walls, evapotranspiration, and insulation. These benefits depend on good plant coverage and tolerance of heat stress. This requires sufficient rooting volume for plant growth and an adequate supply of moisture. On high-rise buildings,...

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Main Authors: Pei-Wen Chung, Stephen J. Livesley, John P. Rayner, Claire Farrell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Land
Subjects:
climbing plants
evapotranspiration cooling
green façades
heat tolerance
percentage coverage
plant biomass
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/12/1281

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