| Title | In situ experimental evaluation of a novel modular living wall system for industrial symbiosis |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 20870 |
| Authors | Kio, P; Ali, AK |
| Title | In situ experimental evaluation of a novel modular living wall system for industrial symbiosis |
| Year | 2021 |
| Published | |
| Abstract | The emerging concept of Industrial Symbiosis (IS) is becoming an important strategy to achieving goals of the circular economy paradigm shift. In this interdisciplinary study between academia and the industry, large and consistent volumes of predictably sized waste prompt sheet metals obtained from standard stamping and blanking processes at the automotive industry during production of automobile bodies were used to design and fabricate planters in a custom-designed modular living wall system (MLWS) which was installed as a retrofit on an existing building facade. This study is the second part of an attempt to foster IS between the automotive and building and construction industries through creative architectural reuse of these automotive by-products and waste-flows for more sustainable MLWS. Experimental data from field observations of a case study were used to calibrate 24-hour simulations of four seasons in ENVI-met. Life cycle analyses were carried out using Tally a Revit plug-in and United States Environmental Protection Agency's Waste Reduction Model. Results showed that the MLWS has a promising cooling effect on the brick building facade when compared to bare brick surface. Applying reuse strategy in IS could reduce heat islands, greenhouse gas emissions and energy from conventional recycling practices of prompt metal. Published by Elsevier B.V. |
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