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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 Windbreak s to slow winds near buildings, which prevents 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.


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