Modular living wall system response to relative humidity and air temperature in Malaysia

The relative humidity is an essential environmental factor that affects thermal comfort. The influence of relative humidity on thermal comfort was studied in various mediums of green infrastructure. This environmental concern related to climate change pertains to the Sustainable Development Goals (S...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Abd-Ghafar, Azmiah, Hashim, Mega Suria, Mohd-Fauzi, Amalina
Format: Article
Published: Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2023
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/109400/
_version_ 1848865360922542080
author Abd-Ghafar, Azmiah
Hashim, Mega Suria
Mohd-Fauzi, Amalina
author_facet Abd-Ghafar, Azmiah
Hashim, Mega Suria
Mohd-Fauzi, Amalina
author_sort Abd-Ghafar, Azmiah
building UPM Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
description The relative humidity is an essential environmental factor that affects thermal comfort. The influence of relative humidity on thermal comfort was studied in various mediums of green infrastructure. This environmental concern related to climate change pertains to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 13. A modular living wall system can be used as a climate mitigation measure to improve temperature at an outdoor building. Plants are the essential components of the system. The assessment of these experimental studies on modular living wall system, relative humidity, and air temperature is still scarce, especially from different plant species in tropical countries. As such, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between relative humidity and air temperature from the modular living wall system. This experimentation was undertaken in the industrial city of Pasir Gudang, Malaysia. Four plant species, Philodendron burle-marxii, Phyllanthus cochinchinensis, Nephrolepis exaltata, and Cordyline fructicosa ‘Miniature,’ were evaluated in 4-meter (width) x 1-meter (height). The study was conducted from January 1, 2019, to February 1, 2019. These results were evaluated by statistical analyses, which indicate that relative humidity significantly affects the thermal performance of the modular living wall system.
first_indexed 2025-11-15T14:03:29Z
format Article
id upm-109400
institution Universiti Putra Malaysia
institution_category Local University
last_indexed 2025-11-15T14:03:29Z
publishDate 2023
publisher Human Resource Management Academic Research Society
recordtype eprints
repository_type Digital Repository
spelling upm-1094002024-08-05T02:56:48Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/109400/ Modular living wall system response to relative humidity and air temperature in Malaysia Abd-Ghafar, Azmiah Hashim, Mega Suria Mohd-Fauzi, Amalina The relative humidity is an essential environmental factor that affects thermal comfort. The influence of relative humidity on thermal comfort was studied in various mediums of green infrastructure. This environmental concern related to climate change pertains to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 13. A modular living wall system can be used as a climate mitigation measure to improve temperature at an outdoor building. Plants are the essential components of the system. The assessment of these experimental studies on modular living wall system, relative humidity, and air temperature is still scarce, especially from different plant species in tropical countries. As such, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between relative humidity and air temperature from the modular living wall system. This experimentation was undertaken in the industrial city of Pasir Gudang, Malaysia. Four plant species, Philodendron burle-marxii, Phyllanthus cochinchinensis, Nephrolepis exaltata, and Cordyline fructicosa ‘Miniature,’ were evaluated in 4-meter (width) x 1-meter (height). The study was conducted from January 1, 2019, to February 1, 2019. These results were evaluated by statistical analyses, which indicate that relative humidity significantly affects the thermal performance of the modular living wall system. Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2023-06-05 Article PeerReviewed Abd-Ghafar, Azmiah and Hashim, Mega Suria and Mohd-Fauzi, Amalina (2023) Modular living wall system response to relative humidity and air temperature in Malaysia. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 13 (6). 14 - 21. ISSN 2222-6990 https://hrmars.com/index.php/IJARBSS/article/view/17368/Modular-Living-Wall-System-Response-to-Relative-Humidity-and-Air-Temperature-in-Malaysia 10.6007/ijarbss/v13-i6/17368
spellingShingle Abd-Ghafar, Azmiah
Hashim, Mega Suria
Mohd-Fauzi, Amalina
Modular living wall system response to relative humidity and air temperature in Malaysia
title Modular living wall system response to relative humidity and air temperature in Malaysia
title_full Modular living wall system response to relative humidity and air temperature in Malaysia
title_fullStr Modular living wall system response to relative humidity and air temperature in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Modular living wall system response to relative humidity and air temperature in Malaysia
title_short Modular living wall system response to relative humidity and air temperature in Malaysia
title_sort modular living wall system response to relative humidity and air temperature in malaysia
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/109400/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/109400/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/109400/