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The idea of a living wall or green facade is as old as architecture itself, prominent in Europe and many other countries around the world. Everyone has seen buildings and homes covered in ivy and while this is literally a living wall, it is apparent that the motivation to allow the ivy to grow was not energy savings at the time. Living walls and green facades are an untapped resource in themselves, the savings from placing a living wall on the south side of a structure can me immense in warmer climates saturated with air conditioning.
There are even benefits in cooler climates if the plants chosen are an evergreen variety.
Living walls can take may shapes and forms as diverse as architecture and still the idea really is not as popular as one would think it could be. Many people associate living walls with that ivy covered building and many people understand that the ivy itself can cause damage to structures and can even create an eyesore under certain circumstances. As energy costs rise, the green movement gathers strength and as our recent recession seems to have a life all it's own many people are looking for innovative, easy and inexpensive ways to save energy. This very well could be one of those solutions if people would take the time to look at the concept a little closer.
Today many solutions such as cable restraints, wire panel grids and even modular vertical planters are available all intended to keep that living wall off the wall itself. These concepts are generally considered green facades. The idea is simple but effective as it allows the plants to grow and spread while preventing or minimizing damage to the structure. We will all be seeing these solutions put into practice much more here in the U.S. as commercial facilities warm to the idea, plans are in the workings for even high rise office buildings to have living green facades installed on the sides of the building.
I am sure this will come as a surprise to many Americans and hopefully will increase the awareness of the concept and we will start to see many more living walls on homes around the country. This is definitely one concept that should be embraced as the benefits are far reaching for both your pocket book and the environment by reducing the heat island effect and improving air quality.
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