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Journal article
Improving the Indoor Environment through an Indoor Green Curtain System
Buildings (Basel), Vol.13(5), 1307
17/05/2023
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Abstract
People are spending more and more of their lives indoors, making thermal comfort and air quality essential factors for their health and well-being. The use of natural elements within indoor spaces can improve the indoor environment and air quality, but can also bring multiple health and well-being, psychological, cognitive, and behavioral benefits due to its biophilic effect. Indoor vertical greenery strategy in buildings can give these benefits to the building occupants. In this study, a prototype of a living green curtain is assessed to evaluate the benefits that may derive when used as a shading device. The analysis evaluated the performance of the green curtain prototype compared to the other two scenarios, no curtains (control module) and external blind. Temperature, relative humidity, air quality, and solar radiation were measured in the indoor environment. Results indicate that the green curtain module was cooler by 0-4 degrees C than the control module during the peak solar radiation hours, and the difference even reached up to 8 degrees C on hotter days. Due to the evapotranspiration effect, the green curtain recorded the highest daily average relative humidity of 67%. This study demonstrates the potential ability of a green curtain to improve air quality and thermal comfort.
Details
- Title
- Improving the Indoor Environment through an Indoor Green Curtain System
- Creators
- Ghulam Qadir - University of SydneyNiranjika Wijesooriya - University of SydneyArianna Brambilla - University of SydneyFernando Alonso-Marroquin - University of Sydney
- Publication Details
- Buildings (Basel), Vol.13(5), 1307
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Number of pages
- 20
- Identifiers
- 991013240213102368
- Copyright
- © 2023 by the authors.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article