Energy-efficient landscaping
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Energy-efficient landscaping is a type of landscaping designed for the purpose of conserving energy.
Techniques include:
- Planting trees for the purpose of providing shade, which reduces cooling costs.
- Planting or building windbreaks 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.
Energy-efficient landscaping also may involve using drought-resistant plantings in arid areas, and similar techniques.
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