Well, I must say, there are some really innovative ideas out there from designers who are not just thinking out of the box, but who are moving the box out of the way and going in totally new directions to try to combat the effects of climate change.
Gary Grant of Green Roof Consultancy is one of these modern young and innovative designers who is doing his bit to combat flooding. He has designed a 21 metre high living wall containing 10,000 plants and 16 tons of soil. The idea behind this “living wall†is that it will help reduce flooding in London.
The wall covers an entire facade of a hotel, an area of 350 square metres, making it the largest wall of vertical plants in London. It is located on the exterior wall of the Rubens at the Palace hotel in Victoria, and consists of a range of different plants, all recommended by The Royal Horticultural Society as the best pollinators to attract wildlife such as butterflies, bees, and birds to the urban environment.
The wall was unveiled in late 2013, and was designed to reduce local environmental issues such as air pollution and surface flooding, and the 10,000 plants are irrigated by harvested rainwater held in dedicated storage tanks on the roof.
The concept of living green walls actually dates back to the 1930′s although they have become popular of late now that humanity has become more eco-conscious, and they are being successfully used in architecture in homes, businesses and public buildings.
The idea for living green walls was first patented by Stanley Hart White in 1938, although it is one Patrick Blanc that is more renowned for the concept after creating one of the most famous green walls at the Musee du Quai Branly in Paris.
Living walls are very different from walls that are just covered in ivy because the collections of plants used are intricately planned and carefully chosen to improve air quality by absorbing and cleaning pollutants as well as to combat flooding by collecting rainwater in huge water storage tanks on the rooftops that is then channeled slowly through the wall to the plants.
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