Measurement of the Green Façade Prototype in a Climate Chamber: Impact of Watering Regime on the Surface Temperatures

Green façades with an active water regime and the flowing through substrate itself are not common. This system reduces temperatures incorporates evapotranspiration, which could be more effective than by regular green façades. The use of a double-skin façade ventilated air cavity can reduce heat load, but evapotranspiration it even additional benefits. also serve as key element for reducing surface insulated metal panels (IMP), mostly used production facilities or factories. In this paper, prototype façade, consisted vegetation board from recycled materials IMP, is tested in climate chamber to evaluate function benefits such combination. outdoor skin made board, covered rooted succulent plants. Measurement results represented direct comparison single sunny day without (green) façade. indoor temperature IMP 2.8 °C measurement. circulation 28 °C. have great impact on microclimate around Because controlled environment ventilation chamber, possible investigate airflow solar chimney effect within cavity. addition, complicated show potential change caused wet surface. For mentioned reasons, need carry out “in situ” tests model wall under real conditions was indicated.