TY - CHAP
T1 - The added value of Greenery for Sustainable Building
T2 - The perspective from the Netherlands
AU - Zeiler, Wim
PY - 2021/7/24
Y1 - 2021/7/24
N2 - Design for sustainability over the last 30 years has developed and let to good examples of nature-inspired architecture and modern plant breeding by understanding the complexity of sustainable development. Integrated techniques from plant science, building physics and architecture offer new possibilities to use plants in the built environment (e.g. green infrastructure: green walls and roofs). This offers new oppertunities for energy reduction and comfort improvement and to identify opportunities for food production within cities. By working with nature, cities can become more resilient to the changing climate. Embracing greenery such as green roofs and facades helps to achieve liveable, sustainable built spaces. Also within the buildings greenery can contribute to the well-being of occupants. It can improve aspects such as noise and indoor air quality. This chapter reviews the importance of greenery in sustainable buildings and their effect on the indoor and outside environmental quality (IEQ), based on scientific studies from the past 30 years. In addition to literature overview several recent applications of greenery in projects in the Netherlands are presented to illustrate the architectural added value as well.
AB - Design for sustainability over the last 30 years has developed and let to good examples of nature-inspired architecture and modern plant breeding by understanding the complexity of sustainable development. Integrated techniques from plant science, building physics and architecture offer new possibilities to use plants in the built environment (e.g. green infrastructure: green walls and roofs). This offers new oppertunities for energy reduction and comfort improvement and to identify opportunities for food production within cities. By working with nature, cities can become more resilient to the changing climate. Embracing greenery such as green roofs and facades helps to achieve liveable, sustainable built spaces. Also within the buildings greenery can contribute to the well-being of occupants. It can improve aspects such as noise and indoor air quality. This chapter reviews the importance of greenery in sustainable buildings and their effect on the indoor and outside environmental quality (IEQ), based on scientific studies from the past 30 years. In addition to literature overview several recent applications of greenery in projects in the Netherlands are presented to illustrate the architectural added value as well.
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-68556-0_1
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-68556-0_1
M3 - Hoofdstuk
SN - 978-3-030-68555-3
T3 - Innovative Renewable Energy
SP - 1
EP - 30
BT - The Importance of Greenery in Sustainable Buildings
A2 - Sayigh, Ali
A2 - Trombadore, Antonella
PB - Springer
ER -