{"id":182,"date":"2010-08-24T13:25:49","date_gmt":"2010-08-24T21:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ijdesign.com\/blog\/?p=182"},"modified":"2010-08-24T13:25:49","modified_gmt":"2010-08-24T21:25:49","slug":"planting-green-curtains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ijdesign.com\/blog\/planting-green-curtains\/","title":{"rendered":"Planting “Green Curtains”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is a neat idea from Japan (well, I’ve seen them sprouting up everywhere here, too) \u2013 Green Curtains. The idea is to plant a living fence that shades a cool air pocket between the “curtain” and the building. Of course, vines have been growing over house walls since we started building, so this is not a new idea.<\/p>\n

Also, check out \u00a0Patrick Blanc’s “Vertical Garden” website for a slew of cool photos of his thermic isolation system:\u00a0www.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Article & Image Source:\u00a0www.livingwallart.com
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\nKyocera \u2013 a Japanese company \u2013 took living walls and tried to maximize their energy and cost savings through a Green Curtain. It\u2019s a stellar idea that involves planting vines on what looks to be similar to a massive chain link fence. The fence is set just off the building which allows a cool air pocket between the living wall and the building. That air dramatically diminishes the work the company\u2019s A\/C unit has to do to cool the building.<\/em><\/p>\n

The length of the vertical gardens in all of Kyocera Group locations are 294m (965ft), which actually covers a total area of 775m\u00b2 (8,342ft\u00b2). The growth of these Green Curtains will be able to absorb roughly 2,713kg-CO2 (5981lb-CO2) per year, or roughly the same amount as 194 cedar trees.<\/em><\/p>\n

I can\u2019t believe how quickly the vines covered that space. Those must be some ridiculously quick growing vines.<\/em><\/p>\n

For the energy savings of this living wall\/green curtain, Kyocera found that the Green Curtains can decrease the temperature by as much as 15 degrees C (27 degrees F). That\u2019s amazing.<\/em> \u2013 Article & Image Source:\u00a0www.livingwallart.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Here are some more cool “living walls” from around the world:<\/p>\n

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\nPatrick Blanc’s “Vertical Garden” at the\u00a0CaixaForum, Madrid \u2013 a new cultural center.
\nSee more of Patrick’s work at:\u00a0www.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nSource: www.justplants-bristol.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nOulu, a bar in Williamsburg, NYC \u2013\u00a0Source: www.inhabitat.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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