Bioreceptive Urban Facades

Integration of Bryophytes Into Facades and Their Impact on Exterior Building Temperatures

Master thesis (2019)

Authors

D. Valencia Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

A.I. Prieto Hoces Design of Constrution - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
M. Ottele Materials and Environment - CEG (supervisor 2)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2019 Diego Valencia
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Published Date

24-07-2019

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

Rapidly expanding urban developments are having an inverse relationship on the surrounding urban environment. Facades and the materials that they are composed of can have a large impact on the warming of urban microclimates. By reducing or cooling the external surfaces of a facade a building maybe able to offset its contribution to the urban heat island effect. The thesis will help quantify the theoretical impact that this new living facade system can have on external surface temperatures. However, because this is a new facade technique, developing the facade design will also generate the guidelines needed to achieve a bioreceptive urban facade. The resulting facade design will reveal insights and discover the limitations of such an application into urban environments.