Green walls are found most often in urban environments where the plants reduce overall temperatures of the building. “The primary cause of heat build-up in cities insulation, the absorption of solar radiation by roads and buildings in the city and the storage of this heat in the building material and its subsequent re-radiation. The plants may purify slightly polluted water (such as grey water) by absorbing the dissolved nutrients. Bacteria mineralize the organic components to make them available to the plants. Living walls are particularly suitable for cities, as they allow good use of available vertical surface areas.
Components of Vertical Garden
• Fabrication: SS/Aluminium/MS Fabrication structure to hold the Module. • Modules: Vertical Modules OR Biowall to hold the planting media and plants. • Irrigation system: to water the plants a. Main Pipe b. Lateral pipe c. Micro tubes d. Drippers • Plants : Selection of plants depends on Site conditions like Sunlight, Air circulation and the interest of Clients on color, form, scale etc
WHAT DO PLANTS REQUIRE ?
• LIGHT: NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL • GROWTH MEDIUM OF RIGHT QUALITY • MOISTURE LEVELS NEAR ROOT ZONE • ENOUGH DEPTH FOR ROOTS TO ABSORB NUTRIENTS • ROOT ZONE TEMPERATURE • AIR QUALITY • WATER QUALITY
UNDERSTANDING MICRO CLIMATE
BASIC FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCCESS OF THE VEGETATION
A.UNDERSTANDING SITE SPECIFIC MICRO-CLIMATIC FACTORS. 1. LIGHT INTENSITY, AVAILABILITY AND DURATION 2. HUMIDITY 3. NEARBY FIRE PLACE / CHIMNEY 4. DIRECTION OF GREEN WALL- FACE 5. AVAILABILITY OF LIGHT: OPEN TO SUNLIGHT, SHADE, SEMISHADE,AIRCONDTION 6. OTHER STRUCTURES, TREES & OTHER ELEMENTS THAT CAN AFFECT MICRO CLIMATE 7. WIND VELOCITY 8. NEARBY INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS CAUSING DIFFERENT TYPES OF MICROCLIMATIC HAZARDS LIKE DUST, SMOKE, FUMES, GASES & OTHERS. 9. WATER QUALITY
DIFFERENT TYPES OF VERTICAL GARDEN
OPTION 1: OMNI GREEN WALL SYSTEM, PATENTED PRODUCT AND SUSTAINABLE
OPTION 2: LIVING WALL SYSTEM, PATENTED PRODUCT AND SUSTAINABLE
OPTION 3: BIOWALL MODULE, LOCAL MADE NOT SUSTAINABLE. MAINTENANCE AND MORTALITY OF PLANTS IS MORE