Green Fortune's Plantwall
by Jeff McIntire-Strasburg, St. Louis, MO on 10.15.06
Thanks to Hugg's most prodigious poster linton for tipping us off to the Plantwall, a "new way of integrating greenery in public spaces." "Urban cultivators" Green Fortune created the Plantwall as a means of bringing "the outside inside," and providing greenery without sacrificing floor space. The system integrates a drip-irrigation system that waters and fertilizes the plants to ensure they continue to provide beauty, as well as boosts of oxygen and humidity. Textiles incorporated into the design prevent too much moisture from spreading. As "lush" and "natural" are words that apply to way too few office spaces, we can see the Plantwall as not only a way to provide greenery and improved air quality, but perhaps even a bit of a morale boost. ::Green Fortune's Plantwall via Design Spotter
On the surface this thing looks great, but if you're relying on artificial light, then all you're doing is dirtying the air elsewhere. 500 watts of light for 8-12 hours a day kind of defeats the purpose. Can't tell by the reflection if there are windows on the opposite wall.
There's a window.
http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/10/16/streamgardens-plantwall/
Unless I misunderstood, these require nitrogen-based fertilizers which kinda dampens my enthusiasm.
I think it uses hydroponics.
Didn't Treehugger cover this only a couple of months' ago? Or was it the same kind of product just by a different company?
Turil--
Those were different products by different companies, and they were for exterior use... Thanks for asking, though!
Do indor green walls like this develop an insect problem?
I'm not sure I agree with the lighting comment. It looks like this is a business where the lights would be on anyways, green wall or not.