Exploring the Effectiveness of Façade Greening in Reducing Particulate Matter Pollution in Urban Environments
Doctoral Dissertation of Philipp Spörl successfully defended
On September 12th, 2024, Philipp Spörl successfully defended his PhD thesis. The thesis, titled "Exploring the Effectiveness of Façade Greening in Reducing Particulate Matter Pollution in Urban Environments", was presented in a 30-minute session, followed by an examination.
The presentation focused on his two publications as first author and the synthesis of both. In addition, he presented a transfer of the findings from the publications to the European region with a focus on Vienna.
His work includes a fundamental investigation of façade greening to reduce particulate matter pollution and the development of a measuring instrument as well as a possible solution for future projects. His work provides a fundamental base for future measurements in the field of façade greening and particulate matter.
In the subsequent discussion, the importance of interdisciplinary approaches was emphasized, as well as the need for suggestions for improvement for future measurements. The combination of field studies, laboratory investigations or wind tunnel studies as well as computational fluid dynamic simulations was particularly emphasized to be able to generate transferable results in the future.
His research results can already be applied in the practical implementation of green infrastructures, especially green façades.
The IBLB team congratulates Philipp to this milestone in his career. His doctoral dissertation in its entirety, including the framework, can be found here.
