Living Walls provide several LEED points. They are: Sustainable Sites Credit 7.1: Landscape Design that Reduces Urban Heat Islands, Non-Roof (1 pt). Exterior green walls reduce the solar reflectance of a structure, thus reducing the urban heat island effect. Water Efficiency Credits 1.1, 1.2: Water Efficient Landscaping (1 to 2 pts). Buildings can incorporate a stormwater collection …
Unfortunately a lot of people have a fear of nature, and as a living wall installer we sometimes get asked by hesitant clients if living walls attract bugs. The short answer is no. Living walls do not attract bugs. However, a living wall is, well, alive and it does come with its own life forms. …
As a local New York living wall installer we have known for years that New Yorkers are starved for nature and when they get it they are calmer, happier, more focused people. This is why we think every New York office should have a living wall. Every school should have a living wall. Every hospital …
As a Manhattan living wall installer we see a lot of apartments and they all share the same thing in common: they all have central heating and AC. This is nice because it keeps the apartments warm in the cold winters and cool in the hot muggy summers. However, that comes with a cost: low …
Here is a cool article by Brownstoner.com that features a living wall I installed in a brownstone in Bedstuy, Brooklyn. One thing I noticed in the article is the two other living wall installers claim living walls are a lot of maintenance. They charge a lot of money to maintain the walls. I don’t thing …
Here are the basics of green wall benefits. As NY green wall installers this is the list of items we tell people who are considering a living wall. Each one of these items could be a blog post in itself, but that’s for a different time. For now here they are short and sweet. Reduced …
As NY living wall installers we are constantly exploring new living wall designs that fit the tight spaces of New York buildings. One idea we had was to use grass. It’s short, perfect for tight spaces like hallways and such. Another cool thing about grass is that it creates a great backdrop for other plants. …
As NY living wall installers we work closely with our clients to design the living wall. The client has many design options to choose from. Below is a short list of considerations: Color – Colorful or just one color. Arrangement – straight line shapes, rounded shapes or wild. Depth – plants close to the wall, …
We made this cute little living wall prototype out of succulent plants. Cute, right? Well, here’s a little secret: most living walls are photographed at the beginning when they look the most lush. Rarely will you see a living wall that has been around some time and needs some love. Anyway, that’s a tangent. Back …
Brutalism is an architectural style using a lot of concrete to make buildings that appear, well, brutal. I find them depressingly beautiful. They also sometimes replicate natural shapes, like crystals or a bunch of square stones piled on each other or whatever that shape is in the photo above. That biomimicry is beautiful. But that’s …
