Along with green roofs there are living walls. A living wall is either part of a building or free standing which is at least partially covered in vegetation and sometimes soils and other organic growing material. They are also referred to as green walls or biowalls. I believe that each building in the downtown area should have at least one living wall because at least then there is some green space in the district. By having green walls in office buildings, people may be better able to cope with what is known as sick building syndrome. Living Walls would also be a very easy way of reusing the greywater from the building. It would require no remodeling of the building in certain ways such as sending the greywater straight to the “free standing wall.” Beyond all of the ways they help create a healthy living environment, living walls also are very aesthetically pleasing to the eye.
The Living Wall
~Trevor
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