Thermal Performance of Green Façades: Research Trends Analysis Using a Science Mapping Approach

Ileana Blanco () and Fabiana Convertino
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Ileana Blanco: Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
Fabiana Convertino: Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 13, 1-23

Abstract: Buildings consume a significant part of the world’s resources and energy. The growing environmental awareness and urgent need to reduce energy consumption have highlighted the importance of introducing innovative solutions as nature-based systems in new buildings’ construction and retrofitting. In this regard, green façades that integrate vegetation into building envelopes are attractive. This paper presents a bibliographic analysis, based on science mapping, of the available literature on green façades from 1999–2022 with a focus on the thermal effect on the building and on the surroundings. The objective of this study is to reveal the structure and the evolution of the research activity in the field, outlining the main research topics and the future research directions. The analysis was performed on a dataset of 270 documents. The results indicate a growing interest in this topic over the last six years and the multidisciplinary dimension of the studies. The keyword cluster analysis indicates the emergence of three main search topics: thermal behavior and energy modeling; urban design and large-scale effects; sustainable buildings management. A greater future dissemination of green façades could be enabled by further research results based on the application of a multidisciplinary approach and of standardized methods.

Keywords: building energy efficiency; energy saving; bibliometric analysis; thermal comfort; urban heat island effect; vertical greenery systems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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