Growing Ivy can make homes more energy efficient!
The plant species can reduce the air temperature of buildings by up to 7.2°C, according to a report
Homes that have their walls covered by Ivy can be more energy efficient than ‘bare’ buildings.
That’s one of the findings of a report from the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) and the University of Reading, which suggests the plant species can reduce the air temperature internally and externally by up to 7.2°C, during the summer.
Published in the Building and Environment journal, the paper investigated the impact of green facades on cooling buildings.
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