Green Facades

Living facades can maximize a project’s green space with a minimum-sized footprint, creating a living landscape where it was not thought possible. They are both low-cost and low-maintenance in comparison to other greening options.

Architecturally designed green facades create eye-catching designs that can make a project stand out from the pack. They simultaneously improve the local environment, and increase the desireability of the building.

Benefits of Green Facades

Green facades provide better air quality, noise damping and natural beauty. People love the vitality these living landscapes bring to the buildings they live in, work in and recreate in.

Building Profile Beautification
Improved Air Quality
Biodiversity & Habitat
Acoustic Buffering
Biophilic Design and Our Health
Increased Thermal Insulation

Research shows that the health and well being of patients or students in institution buildings is s significantly improved when the building has extensive green spaces.

Where Green Facades Are Used

Green facades usually do not require any extra structural requirements. They are most commonly attached to concrete walls, but can attach to almost anything, or even be free-standing.

Exteriors + Interiors
Retail + Office Environments
Residential Projects
Industrial Buildings
Tennis Courts and Golf Courses
Stadiums and Arenas
Hotels an Restaurants
Schools and Hospitals
Highway Improvements
Parking Structures
Living Tapestries on Walls
Fencing
Roof Top Gardens
Creating Enclosures
Security
Privacy Screening
Graffiti Protection

Green Facades vs Living Walls

Green facades differ from “living walls”. A green facade uses a trellis system to hold the vines of plants that are rooted in the ground; whereas in a living wall the plants are rooted in the wall modules. The simplicity of a green facade makes it significantly less expensive to purchase, install and maintain. Very little infrastructure is required, so green facades are ideal for upgrading existing structure, such as parking garages, highway supports, buildings, etc.

Installation & Maintenance Costs

Costs are varied depending on the project, but on average the cost for installing a green facade system, complete with plants, is $45 – $70 per sq ft. Once installed, the annual maintenance is minimal – primarily just basic plant care.

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