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Green walls are walls covered in greenery, often called vertical gardens. The two main types are living walls and green facades. Green walls can have a strong role in biodiversity, they contribute to reducing the effects of urban heat islands, they increase carbon dioxide intake, overall increasing the quality of life in urban areas.
Green roofs are roofs covered in plants, having similar effects to green walls and often serving as community gardens.
The target of the study was highlighting the role of greenery found on green walls such as green facades and hedges in reducing temperature and humidity in the areas where they are located. Measurements were made on hedges such as Buxus semperviens or Ligustrum ovalifolium and on green facades consisting of common ivy, Hedera helix and Wisteria fluribunda.
The partial results demonstrate the support of the hypothesis. The temperatures measured on the green walls areas were on average lower by 0,6 degrees Celsius than those measured in the atmosphere and the humidity was lower by 2-3%.
