Living Green Walls
Living Green Walls
are panels of plants, grown vertically using hydroponics,
on structures that can be either free-standing or attached to walls
Living green walls are also referred to as
Vertical Gardens . Green Walls . Living Walls . Ecowalls
Key Benefits
Key Benefit #1: Improve Air Quality
Indoor air
pollutants have been ranked among the top five environmental risks to public
health: Stagnant indoor environments allow pollutants to build up and stick
around in greater amounts than we humans should be breathing in. Living and
working in places with air contaminants and lacking decent ventilation can
cause "sick building syndrome," which can cause headaches, dizziness,
nausea, and eye, ear, and nose irritation.
Lucky for us, NASA scientists have
been working to understand this problem and find solutions. Their space-age
solution was an easy one that anyone can use: Use houseplants to clean the air
.
The NASA
Clean Air Study results suggest that certain common indoor plants may
provide a natural way of removing toxic agents such as benzene, formaldehyde
and trichloroethylene from the air, helping neutralize the effects of sick
building syndrome.
Key Benefit #2: Pleasing to the Senses
- Brings the outdoors indoors. The suggestive sense of the outdoors and open space is just what the doctor ordered for comfort, mental clarity, peace and overall well-being.
- Flexibility of design options offer unique and open to limitless possibilities and applications. Many may view it as a creation of a piece of art with boundless shapes, colors, and aromas. or as perfect backdrop to for commercial and advertisement purposes.
Key Benefit #3: Financial Reasons
- Green building practices are more likely to attract grants and subsidies that demonstrate environmental stewardship, increase energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
- These thick walls regulate temperature, by providing for great insulation, and saving energy.
- Moisture proofing the wall
- Constructing the framework
- Installing additional support
- Installting irrigation and drain details
- Install the greenery
- References & Sources -
GSky Plant Systems:
Living Wall | Vertical Garden | Green Wall
Founded in 2004 and with offices in Delray Beach, Florida and Vancouver, British Columbia, GSky® Plant Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of vertical Living Green Walls in North America, Europe, Australia and the Middle East. The company was founded based on the explosive growth of green technology. GSky® Living Green Walls are irrigated by low flow drip emitters on programmable controllers and in many cases can be equipped with recycling components to create an extremely efficient low water usage system.
NASA Clean Air Study
The problems of indoor air pollution have been studied and documented
Planting Healthier Indoor Air
Claudio L. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2011;119(10):A426-7
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