Green I could embrace

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1. ETat | May 29, 2009 at 11:39 am |

   Yes, he’s excellent.
   About green walls: there is this German manufacturer, Jacob, I think, that produces hardware for this type of vertical planting; it’s a st.steel and aluminum cable and trellis system that forms a second skin of exterior walls, at a distance of 5-10″ from the masonry, and is held in place by brackets bolted into the wall. It’s a beautiful thing.

2. Dick Stanley | May 30, 2009 at 1:32 am |

   I might enjoy living in one of those apartments. But I bet the humidity would be soaking.

3. ETat | May 30, 2009 at 6:08 am |

   The advantage of the cable system is that it makes growth controllable. leave the glass portions of the facade w/o the cables, plus use the slow-growing climbing plants – then there is a balance between cooling of the walls and aeration.

4. Dick Stanley | May 30, 2009 at 12:43 pm |

   It would eliminate the need for hanging potted plants. 😉

5. ETat | May 30, 2009 at 3:22 pm |

   But she can still keep the floor models…compromise is the name of the game!