Mass and energy transfer process in high rise Green facade structures

Nature has its own astonishing capability to cleanse the environment. Green Facades are an attractive option for sustainable built environments. The green façade draped buildings look elegant and can provide sustainable solutions in congested cities. Its use is well documented for much of the developed world. It is an irony that although tropical creepers are evergreen, quick growing and lush, its use as facades in developing nations is limited. This novel work combining an observational, experimental and theoretical modeling analysis demonstrates the cleansing as well as the thermal efficiency of two tropical creepers - the Passiflora caerulea and Vernonia elaeagnifolia. It provides a stark comparison of the two species and the energy saving potential of green façades draped built structures are quantified. This book establishes the mass transfer pathways at the microscopic level and includes an architectural modeling to extrapolate the results onto large vertical walls. This book also contains an exhaustive review of the acoustic attributes of green façades. It helps the town planners and landscape architects and in particular, it provides pointers to city planners.