Building orientation in green facade performance and its positive effects on urban landscape case study : an urban block in Barcelona

Bagheri Moghaddam, Faezeh and Fort Mir, Josep Maria and Navarro Delgado, Isidro and Redondo Dominguez, Ernest (2020) Building orientation in green facade performance and its positive effects on urban landscape case study : an urban block in Barcelona. Sustainability (Switzerland), 12 (21). pp. 1-17. 9273. ISSN 2071-1050 (https://doi.org/10.3390/su12219273)

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Abstract

This paper addresses the effect of building orientation efficiency of the green facade in energy consumption, for which the case study is an urban block in Passeig de Gracia, L'Eixample, Barcelona. Nowadays, many countries are faced with the trouble of the deficiency of energy resources and the incapability of saving them. Most of this energy is consumed in the cooling, heating, and artificial ventilation of buildings. For this reason, the development of an integrated strategy like a green facade is essential to transform buildings into structures that consume less energy and to improve the occupants' comfort conditions. From the perspective of the urban landscape, the green facade can influence the quality of life in cities due to its positive effects such as the purification of air, the absorption of carbon dioxide, and the mitigation of dust, as well as the aesthetic and psychological aspects. Such criteria are based on the adoption of suitable orientation for the green facade, which is the second layer of the facade in an office building with a curtain wall as the main facade. Since the most important factor in the implementation of a green facade is the building's orientation, the optimum orientation could be the key factor in regards to the reduction of energy consumption and cost and the improvement of overall energy efficiency. We used software that helped simulate the total energy consumption, the cost, and the energy use intensity annually and monthly. Consequently, after testing was carried out, it was proven that a green facade as a second layer with a southeast and/or a southwest orientation results in the maximum energy saving in a coastal city with a Mediterranean climate like Barcelona.

  • Item type:Article
    ID code:85600
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    8 November 2020
    Published
    6 November 2020
    Accepted
    12 August 2020
    Submitted
    Notes:Bagheri Moghaddam, F.; Fort Mir, J.M.; Besné Yanguas, A.; Navarro Delgado, I.; Redondo Dominguez, E. Building Orientation in Green Facade Performance and Its Positive Effects on Urban Landscape Case Study: An Urban Block in Barcelona. Sustainability 2020, 12, 9273. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12219273
    Subjects:Fine Arts > Architecture
    Department:Faculty of Engineering > Architecture
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:25 May 2023 11:12
    Last modified:02 May 2024 01:16
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/85600
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