INDIRECT GREEN FAÇADE IN AN EDUCATIONAL BUILDING:
IMPLEMENTATION STUDY AND ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES MONITORING
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.46421/euroelecs.v6.7887Keywords:
Thermal performance, Sensors, Evergreen, Deciduous, Data monitoringAbstract
This paper presents the first phase of an experimental study conducted at the Federal University of Santa Maria, Cachoeira do Sul campus (RS), aimed at evaluating the thermal performance of an indirect green façade applied to an educational building. The study is driven by the growing demand for sustainable architectural solutions aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN, 2015), particularly in the Brazilian urban context. The research details the planning, modeling, construction, and implementation processes of the green façade’s support structure, as well as the selection of plant species—one evergreen and one deciduous—and the configuration of the environmental monitoring system. The climbing plants Thunbergia alata and Podranea ricasoliana were selected for this purpose. The support structure consists of metal modules attached to the building’s north façade, where environmental sensors will be installed to monitor variables such as air and surface temperature, humidity, solar radiation, precipitation, and CO₂ concentration. This experiment is part of a broader research project, whose next phase will focus on analyzing the collected data to assess the impact of the green façade on the building’s thermal performance.
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