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May 29, 2023
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Comparative analysis of the thermal insulation performance of a façade enclosure integrated by vegetation under simultaneous windy and rainy climatic conditions

Publicated to: BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT. 239 110386- - 2023-07-01 239(), DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.110386

Authors:

Nicolini, Elvira; Olivieri, Francesca; Germana, Maria Luisa; Marcon, Giulia; Chiodi, Marcello; Olivieri, Lorenzo
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Affiliations

Univ Palermo, Dept Architecture, Viale Sci Ed 14, I-90128 Palermo, Italy - Author
Univ Palermo, Dept Econ Business & Stat, Viale Sci Ed 13, I-90128 Palermo, Italy - Author
Univ Palermo, Dept Engn, Viale Sci Ed 7, I-90128 Palermo, Italy - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, ETS Arquitectura Madrid, Ave Juan de Herrera 4, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - Author
Università degli Studi di Palermo - Author
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Abstract

The literature offers some studies on the capacity of the greenery apparatus to decrease wind speed and regulate temperatures with the combination of the moisture retained by the plants and the air passing through them, but there is little on the maintenance of performance under particular weather conditions. The aim of this contribution is to verify the effectiveness of a vegetal façade in particularly windy conditions combined with rainy and/or high-irradiation events. The subject of the study is the enclosure of the Technology Innovation Centre for Development (itdUPM), on the Polytechnic University of Madrid, where a green wall prototype has been installed. For the purposes of the analysis, the environmental variables are examined and the monitoring data received from sensors positioned at the walls and skin of the insulated envelope are compared with the green face and without, comparing the differences in surface temperatures. These analyses are further examined by considering the correlation with different weather conditions. Experimentation shows a maintenance of performance, retaining an insulating capacity in all seasons, in both wind and rain, with results more evident in daylight hours. This contribute want to analyse the subtle variance between the performance of south and west facades. The strongest effect came forward during the summer season because the wall is affected by continuous irradiation on the south that is, also increased by hot weather.
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Keywords

behaviorgreen wallsustainable solutionsthermal performancewallsAbsorptionBuilding integrated vegetationGreen wallSustainable solutionsThermal performance

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2023, it was in position 8/182, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Engineering, Civil. Notably, the journal is positioned above the 90th percentile.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-05:

  • WoS: 4
  • Scopus: 4
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-05:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 18.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 18 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 2.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 2 (Altmetric).
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Italy.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: Last Author (OLIVIERI, LORENZO).

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