UK consulting engineer Arup has published a report quantifying the benefits of green building envelopes such as moss, vegetated walls and roof gardens.
The Cities Alive: Green Building Envelope study shows that air and noise pollution, energy consumption and temperature can be reduced by using green building techniques. In the case of localised air pollution, the reduction can be as much as 20%.
Advanced computer software was used to provide a visual representation of the flow of gasses in and around a building and measure how they were affected by the living facade.
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