Aqua-purifier phyto-façade system

‘Exploring the contribution of an active green façade in the purifying of MarineTerrein water’

Master thesis (2019)

Authors

C. Ndayizeye Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

E.L. Lamers Teachers of Practice / A - Architecture and the Built Environment (mentor)
E.J. van der Zaag Design of Constrution - Architecture and the Built Environment (graduation committee member)
T.E. Armijos Moya Indoor Environment - Architecture and the Built Environment (coach)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment, Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2019 Christophe Ndayizeye
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Published Date

16-04-2019

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

‘Phytoremediation is the use of plants and their associated microbes for environmental clean-up’(Pilon-Smits, 2005). It is a natural, passive and efficient way of cleaning contaminated soil, water, and air. Every year, there are reports of contamination of swimmers due to the contaminated canal water round the Marineterrein in Amsterdam. The goal of this research paper is to investigate the different technics of water phytoremediation susceptible to be used to passively and actively purify the Amsterdam canal water and determine their applicability on and around a building. The founding of this research will be used to develop a new type of green façade that can remedy to the major problem of water pollution around the MarineTerrein in Amsterdam.