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Low-carbon design towards sustainable city development:Integrating glass space with natural greenery

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The rapid urban development has caused serious problems such as high energy consumption and carbon emissions,especially under the context of climate change.Buildings are particularly energy-intensive,generating about one third of global energy-related carbon emissions.Compared with active solutions(like mechanical systems),passive solutions offer the potential to balance energy consumption,thermal comfort,and ecological benefits.One potential solution is the integration of green glass space(GGS)into passive building design.GGS is a transitional building space with glass curtain walls that exhibit excellent insulation performance during winter.However,GGS is susceptible to overheating during summer,which limits its applicability.Therefore,this work proposes a strategy of integrating vertical greenery into GGS,leveraging the nature-based solution of greenery(i.e.,flourishes in summer and withers in winter)to address this seasonal challenge of GGS.The results demonstrated that the strategic application of vertical greenery can effectively mitigate the overheating in GGS and improve comprehensive benefits.By using full coverage of vertical greenery in a linear layout,the air temperature of GGS and cooling energy consumption were largely reduced by 8.02℃ and 12.2%,respectively,while the carbon abatement was enhanced by up to 101.11 tons.Based on a comprehensive evaluation of energy,economy,and environmental benefits,it is recommended to use a greenery configuration with 50%coverage in a vertical linear layout for GGS.The integration of greenery into building design can mitigate adverse environmental impacts,reduce energy consumption,and contribute to the sustainable development of low-carbon cities.

low-carbon designgreen glass spacevertical greenerygreenery configurationcarbon abatement

CAO Shi-Jie、ZHANG CunKuan、WANG JunQi、FENG ZhuangBo、CHEN Gang、HAGHIGHAT Fariborz

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School of Architecture,Southeast University,Nanjing 210096,China

Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Urban Heat and Pollution Control,Southeast University,Nanjing 210096,China

Global Centre for Clean Air Research,Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences,University of Surrey,Guildford,GU2 7XH,United Kingdom

The Third Construction Co.,Ltd.of China Construction Eighth Engineering Division,Nanjing 210046,China

Energy and Environment Group,Department of Building,Civil and Environmental Engineering,Concordia University,Montreal,H3G 1M8,Canada

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National Natural Science Funds for Distinguished Young Scholar

52225005

2024

中国科学:技术科学(英文版)
中国科学院

中国科学:技术科学(英文版)

CSTPCDEI
影响因子:1.056
ISSN:1674-7321
年,卷(期):2024.67(9)