Tips on Living Walls

A wall mounted, modular, three-dimensional, green facade system in Chicago.
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Greenscreen???(R)???AE???? released a white paper titled, "Considerations for Advanced Green Facade Design," using over 18 years of collected knowledge, observation, implementation, and experimentation to describe successful strategies. Landscape architects and Planning advocates can learn how to incorporate green fa?????ade technology into living architecture. Methods include include system selection, design, plant selection, maintenance and client/owner education.

Sections on current research and designing for benefits are included, as well as best maintenance practices for long term survivability of a living system, access to credits from LEED???(R)???AE???? and SITES• rating programs, and metrics for determining successes and failures.

With a checklist approach to project concerns, Greenscreen???(R)???AE???? has demystified the green facade process. They provide information on industry standards pertaining to design, installation and maintenance of green facade systems.

Versions of this new release are available through the website: https://www.greenscreen.com.