Moss-indoor vertical greenery system design protocol: Using moss as an indoor vertical greenery system in the tropics

Chen, Wang; Li, Heng; Neoh, Sze A.

doi:10.1177/1420326x18798010

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“…Mosses are one of the three lineages within bryophytes. There are many patents on indoor moss systems, mainly from the Asian region [23][24][25][26]. However, in none of these patents is there any information on the survival duration of bryophytes in these systems.…”

Section: Indoor Moss Wallsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…If the duration of the test phases is given, it was short. For example, one study tested indoor bryophytes under tropical conditions for a period of 6 weeks [23].…”

Section: Indoor Moss Wallsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The growth of bryophytes, as with all plants, is tied to turgescent cells. However, bryophytes can often survive extended periods (up to several years) in desiccated conditions [23,38,39]; however, this is not true for all moss species. It is widely accepted that the best way to maintain moss is to water regularly for short sessions each day rather than long drenching soaks weekly [40].…”

Section: Knowledge Of the Optimal Conditions For Mossesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Viability of Living Moss for Indoor Green Walls: A Study on Temperature, Humidity, and Irrigation

Zechmeister,

Möslinger,

Korjenic

et al. 2023

Sustainability

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There is an increasing demand for green plant walls in indoor environments because of their multifaced benefits, such as aesthetic appeal, indoor air quality improvement, or psychological well-being. Mosses are believed to be excellent for these walls due to their easy application and maintenance. However, so far there is no evidence for their indoor survival. In this study, we tested the moss species Hypnum cupressiforme, Bryachythecium rutabulum, Eurrhynchium angustirete, Thuidium tamariscinum, Streblotrichum convolutum, Syntrichia ruralis, and Ceratodon purpureus for indoor use in living moss walls. We evaluated their vitality through the monitoring of leaf coloration over a twelve month period, subjecting them to varying temperature ranges (14–20 °C), humidity levels (60–100%), and diverse irrigation methods (drip and spray irrigation, 300–1500 mL per day) within controlled climate chambers. Depending on the combination of these variables, mosses survived up to six months. Hypnum cupressiforme and Ceratodon purpureus performed best. However, as the time span of survival was limited, the use of living mosses for indoor purposes at the current stage cannot be recommended. An additional problem is that the requisition of living material such as in the culturing of moss under horticultural conditions is difficult and harvesting from natural environments is detrimental to most habitats.

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Section: Indoor Moss Wallsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…If the duration of the test phases is given, it was short. For example, one study tested indoor bryophytes under tropical conditions for a period of 6 weeks [23].…”

Section: Indoor Moss Wallsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Knowledge Of the Optimal Conditions For Mossesmentioning

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Viability of Living Moss for Indoor Green Walls: A Study on Temperature, Humidity, and Irrigation

Zechmeister,

Möslinger,

Korjenic

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Sustainability

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“…7 The wall, as a key component of energy efficiency in the building envelope, 8 becomes the focus of research on passive building technology, 9 to incorporate the required thermal characteristics directly in the support structure. 10 In the past decades, researchers around the world have focused on developing and improving various types of passive wall technologies, 11 such as phase change materials (PCM) thermal storage walls, 12 green walls, 13,14 and Trombe walls driven by solar induced buoyancy. 15,16 Perini et al 17 investigated the thermal resistance of green walls in relation to wind speed by monitoring air and surface temperatures as well as wind speed.…”

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Performance of the wall implanted with heat pipes on indoor thermal environment

Zhang

Yao

2021

Indoor and Built Environment

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In order to improve the utilization of solar energy absorbed by the building wall, a passive building technology, that is the wall implanted with heat pipes, had been proposed. In the present study, two rooms with the same environmental conditions were built, and the one with a wall implanted with heat pipes installed was taken as a test room and the other as a control. The dynamic heat transfer characteristics of a wall implanted with heat pipes in transition season and its impact on indoor thermal environment were studied experimentally. The results showed that the application of a wall implanted with heat pipes could increase the indoor temperature by about 0.5 °C and would assert a positive influence on the vertical distribution of temperature. The PMV-PPD values of two rooms were calculated to compare and evaluate the improvement in thermal comfort, and the results indicated that the wall implanted with heat pipes reduced the dissatisfaction rate by more than one seventh in comparison to the indoor thermal environment. Also, it enhanced the PMV value. Therefore, wall implanted with heat pipes as an auxiliary heat source has a good effect on the indoor thermal environment during the transition season.

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“…1 CO 2 is one of the primary GHGs; hence, carbon emissions are typically used to measure the environmental impact of a building. Accordingly, there are low-carbon strategies for different architectural elements such as envelope components modification, 2 green vegetation purifying the air, 3,4 ventilation system 5 and so on. Several kinds of Green Building Rating Systems (GBRS) were proposed as tools for providing a reliable evaluation of building performance.…”

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confidence: 99%

Quantified CO₂-related indicators for green building rating systems in China

Liu

Leng

2020

Indoor and Built Environment

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Buildings’ CO2-related indicators are essential in checking negative effects of global warming on the environment. They are required in Green Building Rating Systems (GBRS) to promote low-carbon development. Most of Asian GBRS consider CO2-related evaluations. In China, Assessment Standard for Green Buildings (ASGB) includes CO2-related indicators; however, the standard lacks the necessary specification for quantisation and compulsory requirements for evaluation. There is a lack of research regarding its updated version, ASGB-2019. The objective of this paper is to propose a framework of CO2-related indicators in ASGB-2019, through comparative analyses of Japanese (CASBEE) and Taiwanese (EEWH) GBRS. CO2-related indicators were compared in terms of structure, weights, evaluation and calculation methods. CO2-related indicators cover the first and second level indexes and are included in direct and indirect evaluation in all three GBRS. While scopes of CO2-related indicators are different among these three GBRS, weights from large to small are EEWH, CASBEE and ASGB. CASBEE and EEWH would give more importance to CO2-related calculation than ASGB. The proposed framework will guide CO2-related evaluations in ASGB-2019 by combining qualitative and quantitative methods. For ASGB-2019, the scope of CO2-related indicators should be broadened to include the Required and Encouragement indicators, the weights could be around 50% for broad scope and 16% for narrow scope. The CO2 emissions calculation should be an indispensable indicator.

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Moss-indoor vertical greenery system design protocol: Using moss as an indoor vertical greenery system in the tropics

Cited by 4 publications

References 34 publications

Viability of Living Moss for Indoor Green Walls: A Study on Temperature, Humidity, and Irrigation

Viability of Living Moss for Indoor Green Walls: A Study on Temperature, Humidity, and Irrigation

Performance of the wall implanted with heat pipes on indoor thermal environment

Quantified CO₂-related indicators for green building rating systems in China

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Moss-indoor vertical greenery system design protocol: Using moss as an indoor vertical greenery system in the tropics

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Viability of Living Moss for Indoor Green Walls: A Study on Temperature, Humidity, and Irrigation

Viability of Living Moss for Indoor Green Walls: A Study on Temperature, Humidity, and Irrigation

Performance of the wall implanted with heat pipes on indoor thermal environment

Quantified CO2-related indicators for green building rating systems in China

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Quantified CO₂-related indicators for green building rating systems in China