A Comparison of the Building External Wall Materials and Their Combination with Vegetation Containers to Reduce Energy Consumption

In relation to thermal convenience, the building insulation strategyrequires precise consideration of the energy transfer method and thedirection and intensity of the method in the components of the building,Among these, the design method and accurate combination andappropriate placement of these building materials are more importantthan the applied building materials to achieve the most optimal methodavailable to reach thermal convenience of the space.The goal of this paper was to propose an external wall using asustainable and innovative product with considering some factors, suchas lack of energy waste, saving rainfall water, planting some plants inIsfahan located in central Iran, which has a semi-desert climate. Thiswall and a proposed product will create clean and pleasant airsurrounding the building using the vegetation cover in addition to helpfor achieving comfortable temperatures inside the building. This paperconsists of three steps, i.e., 1) selection of the most appropriate kind ofinsulation of external walls; 2) selection of the most appropriate kind ofwindows with minimum thermal losses, and 3) installation of theproposed product on the external wall and evaluation of itsenvironmental effects inside and outside of the building.

کلیدواژه ها:

Sustainable architecture ، Thermal welfare ، Thermal insulation ، External wall Introduction