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ArticleBiochar2026

Biochar to improve the thermal performance of living wall systems: laboratory assessment of three planting substrates.

Josh Batterham, João Alencastro, Thomas Murphy, Jack Morewood, Steve Goodhew

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Article in Biochar, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Josh BatterhamSchool of Art, Design and Architecture, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK.
João AlencastroSchool of Art, Design and Architecture, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK.
Thomas MurphySchool of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK.
Jack MorewoodSchool of Art, Design and Architecture, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7475-3588
Steve GoodhewSchool of Art, Design and Architecture, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Living wall systems (LWSs) help to alleviate the climate and biodiversity harms associated with buildings and bring benefits to building occupants. Their performance can be variable and existing research points to the planting substrate as a key design factor. This study provides quantitative evidence on the physical, thermal and moisture performance of three planting substrates that vary according to the proportion of biochar added to green waste compost (GWC). Thermal conductivity (Wm Graphical Abstract:

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Building energy performanceGreen infrastructureLiving wall systemsMoistureNature-based solutionsThermal conductivity

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PMID41522817
PMCPMC12789217

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