Reviewing the Effect of Indoor Living Walls on Air Quality, Energy Consumption in Different Climates

Atina Ghunaim, Young Ki Kim

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Abstract

Living Walls and greenery systems importance is increasing as a sustainable building design elements to enhance environmental building’s impact. Numerous amounts of studies have demonstrated that outdoor greening, such as trees and landscaped areas can reduce a building’s energy consumption indirectly, as well as studies that have been conducted on the impact of indoor vegetation on energy use and air quality. Indoor vegetation and planting decrease the carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration through absorbing carbon dioxide (CO2) and releasing oxygen (O2) where energy expenditures get reduced. Individuals spend around 90% of their time indoors which threatens their health and wellbeing due to poor indoor air quality (IAQ). Therefore, this paper recognizes the impacts of indoor living walls on air quality and energy consumption in various countries. The results of previous studies include pre and post results of analysis and simulation that proves the reduction of concentration, total volatile organic compounds (TVOC), PM10, temperature, and an increase in relative humidity that reduces energy consumption, and boosted air quality using indoor living walls.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInnovations in Smart Cities Applications Volume 7 - The Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Smart City Applications
EditorsMohamed Ben Ahmed, Anouar Abdelhakim Boudhir, Rani El Meouche, Ismail Rakip Karas
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages55-66
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)9783031538230
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024
Event8th International Conference on Smart City Applications, SCA 2023 - Paris, France
Duration: Oct 4 2023Oct 6 2023

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Volume906 LNNS
ISSN (Print)2367-3370
ISSN (Electronic)2367-3389

Conference

Conference8th International Conference on Smart City Applications, SCA 2023
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityParis
Period10/4/2310/6/23

Keywords

  • Air Temperature
  • Energy consumption
  • Indoor air quality
  • Living Wall
  • Temperature

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Signal Processing
  • Computer Networks and Communications

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