Vertical greening systems represent an emerging field in technology and research since
they are traded as promising measure to encounter the negative impacts of climate change …

Rapidly growing cities and human activities change the environment and are accompanied
by some drawbacks. Sustainable remedies are needed to protect the environment and the …

Air layer involved envelopes (ALIEs) have gained considerable popularity in modern
building design and construction, owing to their great potential in improving the building …

With more than half of the world's population now living in urban areas, it is vitally important
that towns and cities are healthy places to live. The principal aim of this book is to synthesize …

This work studies the mechanics of novel origami solar modules with tensegrity architecture
for integration in the dynamic solar façades of energy-efficient buildings. The analyzed …

Cities are experiencing a rapid expansion causing environmental, economic and social
concerns that are compromising the human's welfare and the sustainability of cities. The …

The thermal evaluation of building components composed of a base wall with a solar
passive skin solution, such as a vertical/roof greenery system, ventilated façade, reflective …

Urbanization which is one of the most serious problems in 21st Century, causes many
environmental problems such as concrete areas and population increase. Although the …

Together with the rapid industrialization of the world, urbanization is also uncontrollably
increasing. Such an increase in urbanization exerts the greatest pressure on natural …

The objectives of this effort was to study the effect of vertical (green wall) and horizontal
(pergola) green structures on the microclimate conditions of the building surroundings and …