Towards Smart Green Wall Maintenance and Wallbot Technology

Wilkinson, S; Carmichael, M; Khonasty, R

Towards Smart Green Wall Maintenance and Wallbot Technology

Wilkinson, S

Carmichael, M Khonasty, R

Permalink

Publisher:: Emerald
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Property Management, 2021
Issue Date:: 2021-02-23

Open Access

Copyright Clearance Process

Recently Added
In Progress
Open Access

This item is open access.

Adobe PDF

Download Accepted ManuscriptAdobe PDF (552.54 kB)

View on publisher's site

View statistics

Full metadata record

Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Wilkinson, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9266-1858
dc.contributor.author	Carmichael, M
dc.contributor.author	Khonasty, R
dc.date.accessioned	2021-02-22T23:43:31Z
dc.date.available	2021-02-22T23:43:31Z
dc.date.issued	2021-02-23
dc.identifier.citation	Property Management, 2021
dc.identifier.issn	0263-7472
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/146297
dc.description.abstract	The UN forecast of a 3 degree Celsius global temperature increase by 2100 will exacerbate excessive heat. Population growth, urban densification, climate change and global warming contribute to heat waves, which are more intense in high-density environments. With urbanisation, vegetation is replaced by impervious materials which contribute to the Urban Heat Island effect. Concurrently, adverse health outcomes and heat related deaths are increasing and heat stress affects labour productivity. More green infrastructure, such as green walls, is needed to mitigate these effects, however maintenance costs, OH&S issues and perceptions of fire risk inhibit take up. What if these barriers could be overcome by a green wallbot? This research examines the feasibility of integrating smart technology in the form of a Wallbot. The research design comprised two workshops with key stakeholders; comprising green wall designers and installers, green wall maintenance teams, project managers and building owners with green wall installations, horticulture scientists, designers and mechatronics engineers. The aim was to gain a deeper understanding of the issues affecting maintenance of green walls on different building types in New South Wales Australia to inform the design of a prototype robot to maintain green walls. The wallbot has great potential to overcome the perceived barriers associated with maintaining green walls and also fire risk and detection. If these barriers are addressed, other locations, such as the sides of motorways or rail corridors, could be used for more green wall installations thereby increasing mitigation of UHI. This innovation would be a welcome addition to smart building technology and property maintenance This is a pilot study and the sample of stakeholders attending the workshops was small, though experienced. The range of green walls is varied and it was decided to focus initially on a specific type of green wall design for the prototype wallbot. Therefore other types, and sizes, of green walls may suit other specifications of wallbot design. To date no robot exists that maintains green walls and this innovative research developed a prototype for trialling maintenance and inspection. To date no robot exists that maintains green walls. No study to date has assessed stakeholder perceptions and developed prototype wallbot technology.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Emerald
dc.relation	The Council of the City of Sydney
dc.relation.ispartof	Property Management
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1108/PM-09-2020-0062
dc.rights	‘This article is (c) Emerald Group Publishing and permission has been granted for this version to appear here (please insert the web address here). Emerald does not grant permission for this article to be further copied/distributed or hosted elsewhere without the express permission from Emerald Group Publishing Limited.'
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights	This article is (c) Emerald Group Publishing and permission has been granted for this version to appear here - https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/PM-09-2020-0062. Emerald does not grant permission for this article to be further copied/distributed or hosted elsewhere without the express permission from Emerald Group Publishing Limited.	en_US
dc.subject	12 Built Environment and Design, 15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
dc.subject.classification	Urban & Regional Planning
dc.title	Towards Smart Green Wall Maintenance and Wallbot Technology
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.location.activity	australia
utslib.for	12 Built Environment and Design
utslib.for	15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CCDP - Contemporary Design Practice
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/e-Press
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Built Environment
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
pubs.consider-herdc	true
dc.date.updated	2021-02-22T23:43:28Z
pubs.publication-status	Published

Abstract:

The UN forecast of a 3 degree Celsius global temperature increase by 2100 will exacerbate excessive heat. Population growth, urban densification, climate change and global warming contribute to heat waves, which are more intense in high-density environments. With urbanisation, vegetation is replaced by impervious materials which contribute to the Urban Heat Island effect. Concurrently, adverse health outcomes and heat related deaths are increasing and heat stress affects labour productivity. More green infrastructure, such as green walls, is needed to mitigate these effects, however maintenance costs, OH&S issues and perceptions of fire risk inhibit take up. What if these barriers could be overcome by a green wallbot? This research examines the feasibility of integrating smart technology in the form of a Wallbot. The research design comprised two workshops with key stakeholders; comprising green wall designers and installers, green wall maintenance teams, project managers and building owners with green wall installations, horticulture scientists, designers and mechatronics engineers. The aim was to gain a deeper understanding of the issues affecting maintenance of green walls on different building types in New South Wales Australia to inform the design of a prototype robot to maintain green walls. The wallbot has great potential to overcome the perceived barriers associated with maintaining green walls and also fire risk and detection. If these barriers are addressed, other locations, such as the sides of motorways or rail corridors, could be used for more green wall installations thereby increasing mitigation of UHI. This innovation would be a welcome addition to smart building technology and property maintenance This is a pilot study and the sample of stakeholders attending the workshops was small, though experienced. The range of green walls is varied and it was decided to focus initially on a specific type of green wall design for the prototype wallbot. Therefore other types, and sizes, of green walls may suit other specifications of wallbot design. To date no robot exists that maintains green walls and this innovative research developed a prototype for trialling maintenance and inspection. To date no robot exists that maintains green walls. No study to date has assessed stakeholder perceptions and developed prototype wallbot technology.

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:

http://hdl.handle.net/10453/146297