TY - JFULL AU - X. L. Zhang and K. L. Li and R. M. Skitmore PY - 2013/12/ TI - Creeping Insulation - Hong Kong Green Wall T2 - International Journal of Environmental and Ecological Engineering SP - 728 EP - 734 VL - 7 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/17265 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 83, 2013 N2 - Hong Kong is a densely populated city suffering badly from the urban heat island effect. Green wall offers a means of ameliorating the situation but there are doubts over its suitability in Hong Kong’s unique environment. In this paper, we look at the potential for green walls in Hong Kong first by summarizing some of the Chinese green walling systems and associated vegetation in use, then by an introduction to three existing green walls in Hong Kong, and finally through a small experiment aimed at identifying the likely main effects of green walled housing. The results indicate that green walling in Hong Kong is likely to provide enhanced internal house environment in terms of warm weather temperature reduction, stabilization and damping, with direct energy savings in air-conditioning and indirect district benefits of reduced heat island effect and carbon emissions. The green walling insulation properties also suggest the possibility of warmer homes in winter and/or energy savings in mechanical heating provision. ER -