Thermal Performance of Green Building Envelopes in Southeastern Brazil

Carla Matheus presents a dataset from three studies evaluating green roofs, living walls, and green walls in Brazil. The data includes comparative measurements of air temperature, relative humidity, air speed, mean radiant temperature, and inner/outer wall temperatures. The analysis concluded vegetation on roofs and façades positively affects heat flows, serving as a tool for passive thermal control.

Use Cases

• Modeling heat flow reduction in building envelopes based on comparative temperature measurements.
• Assessing the impact of vegetation on indoor thermal conditions based on air temperature and humidity data.
• Evaluating the effectiveness of green roofs versus green walls for passive cooling based on mean radiant temperature data.

Strengths

• Includes comparative measurements between exposed surfaces and surfaces protected by vegetation.
• Measures multiple parameters: air temperature, relative humidity, air speed, mean radiant temperature, and wall temperatures.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Carla Matheus via paperswithcode

Collection Method

Data likely gathered from three studies: a green roof case study, an experimental living wall study, and a green wall case study.

Geography

Brazilian southeast