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Energy-efficient landscaping is a type of landscaping designed for the purpose of conserving energy. There is a distinction between the embedded energy of materials and constructing the landscape, and the energy consumed by the maintenance and operations of a landscape. Design techniques include: * Planting trees for the purpose of providing shade, which reduces cooling costs. * Planting or building windbreaks to slow winds near buildings, which reduces heat loss. * Wall sheltering, where shrubbery or vines are used to create a windbreak directly against a wall. * Earth sheltering and positioning buildings to take advantage of natural landforms as windbreaks. * Green roofs that cool buildings with extra thermal mass and evapotranspiration. * Reducing the heat island effect with pervious paving, high albedo paving, shade, and minimizing paved areas. * Site lighting with full cut off fixtures, light level sensors, and high efficiency fixtures Energy-efficient landscaping techniques include using local materials, on-site composting and chipping to reduce greenwaste hauling, hand tools instead of gasoline-powered, and also may involve using drought-resistant plantings in arid areas, buying stock from local growers to avoid energy in transportation, and similar techniques. ==See also== * Natural Materials * Green building * Building material * Energy conservation * Keyline design * Drought tolerance * * Roof garden * Water conservation * Xeriscaping * Climate-friendly gardening *Sustainable gardening *Sustainable landscape architecture *Sustainable architecture *Landscape design *Landscape architecture *Garden design *Landscape planning 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Energy-efficient landscaping」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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