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INFLUENCE OF A FACADE BASED ON GABIONS AND PLANTS ON THE INDOOR AIR TEMPERATURE IN A TROPICAL CLIMATE OF THE AMAZON REGION
(STEF92 Technology, 2024-11-01, Cristian Balcazar- Arciniega, Patricio Roman-Vargas, Eduardo A Beltrán Maldonado, Sandra Vanessa Valarezo-Jaramillo, L. Rodríguez)
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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 ...
Green Design and Sustainable Architecture2024