INFLUENCE OF A FACADE BASED ON GABIONS AND PLANTS ON THE INDOOR AIR TEMPERATURE IN A TROPICAL CLIMATE OF THE AMAZON REGION

Abstract:

The present research evaluated a facade alternative to reduce the indoor temperature of buildings in the Ecuadorian Amazon (Yantzaza, Ecuador). Three scale models were compared: one with a gabion facade and leafy vegetables (onion, lettuce, basil, chamomile, and cabbage), one with a gabion facade only, and one with a clay brick (traditional) facade. Thermal data from inside the models were analyzed in March (warmest month) and January (coldest month). The results showed that between 13:00 and 15:00 in January and March 2021, the facade with plants reduced the indoor temperature up to 2°C more than the traditional facade. Cultivated facades increase thermal inertia without the need for additional materials or insulation, making it an environmentally beneficial solution. This research could be useful for designing cooler and more sustainable homes and buildings in hot climates.

SGEM Research areas:

• Green Buildings Technologies and Materials

Year:

2024

Type of Publication:

In Proceedings

Keywords:

Green facades, bioclimatic architecture, Amazon, indoor temperature, sustainability

Editor:

•    Prof. DSc. Oleksandr Trofymchuk, UKRAINE  •    Prof. Dr. hab. oec. Baiba Rivza, LATVIA

Volume:

24

SGEM Book title:

Proceedings of 24th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2024

Book number:

6.1

SGEM Series:

International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference Surveying Geology and Mining Ecology Management, SGEM

Pages:

389-396

Publisher address:

51 Al. Malinov blvd, Sofia, 1712, Bulgaria

SGEM supporters:

SWS Scholarly Society; Acad Sci Czech Republ; Latvian Acad Sci; Polish Acad Sci; Russian Acad Sci; Serbian Acad Sci and Arts; Natl Acad Sci Ukraine; Natl Acad Sci Armenia; Sci Council Japan; European Acad Sci, Arts and Letters; Acad Fine Arts Zagreb Croatia; Croatian Acad Sci and Arts; Acad Sci Moldova; Montenegrin Acad Sci and Arts; Georgian Acad Sci; Acad Fine Arts and Design Bratislava; Russian Acad Arts; Turkish Acad Sci.

Period:

1 - 7 July, 2024

ISBN:

978-619-7603-74-3

ISSN:

1314-2704

Conference:

24th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2024, 1 - 7 July, 2024

DOI:

10.5593/sgem2024/6.1/s27.56