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HABITAT WALLS
We have always built niches and habitat
into the walls of our buildings. Whether it be cans and bottles
to encourage recycling or more specific designs for say solitary
bee breeding holes. More recently we have tried to make these a
much more refined product that appeals on an aesthetic level
first, the habitat creation then becomes an added bonus.
To get these habitats specified by
architects and therefore become a main stream option for wall
cladding, the aesthetic is key. Habitat walls are a maintenance free way
to pull wildlife onto our buildings and combined with green roofs
give the breeding and nesting potential to complement the forage
and food source of the living roof.
GREEN WALLS
Green walls traditionally consisted of climbing plants
grown from the ground up supports attached to the
building. Once planted and established a very
sustainable way to 'green' a wall. There are now green
walls made up of a series of containers sitting on
to a sophisticated structure that is fixed to the
building. These are spectacular when working well but do
require constant irrigations and nutrients.
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