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15000

10000

Energy Transfer (KWh)

5000

0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
-5000
Energy transfer though Bare façade
-10000
Energy transfer through Green Wall
-15000

-20000 Time (Months)

(c)
Fig. 4. (a) Heating load comparison; (b) Cooling load comparison; (c) Heat transfer through bare façade and green wall while vertical vegetation
attached to all over the building

3.3.
Administrative building

When green wall was considered to be attached to all four orientation walls, cooling energy got detrimental with
around 3% increase throughout the year (Fig.5 (b)). In summer, significant cooling energy savings could occur due to
the reduced solar gain from vegetation (Fig.5 (c)). However the evident window wall ratios of south, east and west
facades, which considered being the major source of heat gain in summer, have not been covered with foliage.
Consequently, the benefit of protection from direct solar radiation that is lowering the energy cooling load has not
been achieved significantly for our considered building. Moreover, the wind shielding effect of green wall might
increase the fenestration temperature by increasing the resistance of the opaque walls and resulting more conductive
heat gain into the building.

However, the wind-shielding effects of vegetation on cooling energy are minor compared to the substantial advantages
over heating energy consumption; the heating energy reduced up to 3% and 8% for winter and spring (Fig. 5(a)) in
case of full foliage attached around the building.

140000 Cooling (Bare Facade)

Heating (Bare Facade)
120000 Cooling (Green Wall)
120000 Heating (Green Wall)
Heating Load (KWh)

Cooling Load(KWh)

100000
100000
80000 80000

60000 60000

40000 40000
20000 20000
0 0
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Time (Months) Time (Months)
(a) (b)

5000
Energy Transfer (KWh)

0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

-5000

-10000
Energy transfer through Bare façade
Energy transfer through Green Wall
-15000

-20000 Time (Months)

(c)
Fig.5. (a) Heating load comparison; (b) Cooling load comparison; (c) Heat transfer through bare façade and green wall while vertical vegetation