Urban Green Wall Strategies -

The draft Downtown Transportation Action Plan now has language committing the city to develop strategies for the greening
and cleaning of sidewalks in the downtown area. The use of "green wall" technology could play an important part in this effort. This technology promises affordable methods to cover vertical surfaces in the urban enviornment with a variety of foliage. I believe our city has an opportunity to be a leader in the use of this evolving technology.

While not all vertical surfaces are appropriate for this kind of plant growth, many are. In addition to making a softer and greener urban enviornmnent, green wall systems can also help to improve air quality, decrease noise, decrease energy usage and decrease the urban heat island effect. The use of green walls can also be an effective deterrant to graffitti. Below are links to materials related to this topic. -john van heel

LINKS

Overview of green wall technology-
click here - livingroofs.org

Green Screen - fixed panel trellis system Product Catalog

Carl Stahl DecorCable - cable trellis system

Examples, miscellaneous websites

Architectural Record - Technology 2007

Architecture Week - Literally Green Facades

Seattle Green Factor - greening requirements for new development

ELT Living Wall Systems - projects

Ecogeek - Jean Nouvel Paris Project

Japan Aichi Expo 2005 - Bio Lung

Verdir - Living Wall Assemblies

Study on air cleaning effects green walls

Thornwald Brandwein - German facade greening product company

Estimating tool for maximum weights of vines (metric)

Fassaden Grun - facade greening website

University of Berlin facade greening site

Seattle Green Factor - greening requirements for new development

Related - Interior "living Wall" air purification systems
Living_wall
AirIndoorProject.pdf

DEFINITION

Green Wall Technology - The development and application
of planting systems that rely of man-made structures as an
armature for vertical growth.