Building & Investment (Nov- Dec 2018) November - December 2018

(Source: vitaverde.gr) Technically, the plant is not alive but this treatment helps it retain its natural appearance and vivid colour ĨŽƌĂůŽŶŐƟŵĞ͘WƌĞƐĞƌǀĞĚŵŽƐƐŝƐ available in two forms: – Buns that have a dense ƚĞǆƚƵƌĞĂŶĚĂƌĞƵƐĞĚƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞ ǀŽůƵŵŝŶŽƵƐĐŽŵƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ͕ĂƐǁĞůů ĂƐŝŶĐŽŵƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐĐŽŶƐŝƐƟŶŐŽĨĂ variety of plants, and – Flat panels can be used both independently and as a base for ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐĂǀĞƌƟĐĂůŐƌĞĞŶŐĂƌĚĞŶ ŽƌĂƐĂƉĂƌƚŽĨŵŽƌĞĐŽŵƉůĞǆ ĐŽŵƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ͘dŚĞƉĂŶĞůƐĂƌĞ between 10 – 50mm in thickness ƚŚĂƚŝƐĞĂƐŝůǇĂƩĂĐŚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞǁĂůů͘ ͻ WƌĞƐĞƌǀĞĚŵŽƐƐŚĂƐĂďƌŝŐŚƚĂŶĚ ĞůĂƐƟĐƚĞǆƚƵƌĞƚŚĂƚŝƐƉůĞĂƐĂŶƚƚŽ the touch, completely ecological, harmless to humans or pets and does ŶŽƚĐĂƵƐĞĂůůĞƌŐŝĐƌĞĂĐƟŽŶƐ͘ ͻ DŽƐƐǁĂůůƐĚŽŶŽƚŶĞĞĚŚĞĂǀǇ structures and soil. It can be constructed as a DIY project by using special plates with spores of the plant as the walls are lightweight and need ŵŝŶŝŵĂůƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ͘ ͻ ǁĂůůĐŽǀĞƌĞĚǁŝƚŚŵŽƐƐŝƐ economical – easy to install and require minimal maintenance or special care. No watering needed as moss absorbs moisture from the air. When the air indoor is dry, the moss wall might turn yellow-ish, which is a sign for you that you may spray it with some water. ͻ DŽƐƐĞƐŐƌŽǁďĞĂƵƟĨƵůůǇŝŶƉŽŽƌůǇůŝƚ places and a living wall can be a good ŽƉƟŽŶĨŽƌƐŽƵŶĚƉƌŽŽĮŶŐĂƌŽŽŵ͘ ͻ zŽƵĐĂŶĐƌĞĂƚĞĂǀĂƌŝĞƚǇŽĨĂďƐƚƌĂĐƚ ƉĂƩĞƌŶƐĂŶĚƵŶŝƋƵĞĐŽŵƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ͘ DŽƐƐĐĂŶďĞŽĨĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƐŚĂĚĞƐĂŶĚ can be decorated with other indoor plants like ferns or weaving plants, ǁŚŝĐŚĂĚĚƐƚŽƚŚĞĚĞĐŽƌĂƟǀĞǀĂůƵĞ and uniqueness of your moss wall. HOW TO GIVE YOUR LIVING ROOM A FRESH NEW LOOK WITH BIOPHILIC DESIGN hƐŝŶŐƉůĂŶƚƐĨŽƌǀĞƌƟĐĂůůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉŝŶŐŚĂƐ become a true know-how in interior ĚĞƐŝŐŶ͘ƵĞƚŽƚŚĞƵŶƉƌĞƚĞŶƟŽƵƐĐĂƌĞ ŐƌĞĞŶǁĂůůƐĂƌĞǁŝĚĞůǇƵƐĞĚďǇŇŽƌŝƐƚƐ and designers around the world to create original works of art. sĞƌƟĐĂůŐƌĞĞŶǁĂůůƐĐĂŶďĞĚŝǀŝĚĞĚŝŶƚǁŽ large groups: ͻ ^ŝŵƉůĞʹŵĂĚĞĨƌŽŵŽŶĞƚǇƉĞŽĨ moss. ͻ ŽŵƉůĞǆʹŵĂĚĞŽĨƐĞǀĞƌĂůƚǇƉĞƐ ŽĨƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞĚŵŽƐƐ͕ŇŽǁĞƌƐŝ͘Ğ͘ hydrangea, rose, chrysanthemum, orchid, clove, lavender, leaves and ƚǁŝŐƐŽĨƉůĂŶƚƐůŝŬĞĨĞƌŶ͕ŇŽǁĞƌŝŶŐ ĂŶĚŶŽŶͲŇŽǁĞƌŝŶŐƉůĂŶƚƐ͕ĞƵĐĂůǇƉƚƵƐ and palm leaves that can be easily incorporated in the design of the ŐƌĞĞŶǁĂůů͘ĞƐŝŐŶĞƌƐŽŌĞŶĐŽŵďŝŶĞ ƐŵŽŽƚŚƐƵƌĨĂĐĞƐǁŝƚŚĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƉĂƩĞƌŶƐƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞďĞĂƵƟĨƵůŽŶĞͲŽĨͲĂͲ kind masterpieces that perfectly unite nature and art. ǁĂůůŽĨƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞĚŵŽƐƐŝƐĂƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ way to enhance an indoor space with lush ŐƌĞĞŶĞƌǇ͕ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐĂŵĂǌŝŶŐĨŽĐĂůƉŽŝŶƚƐ in any room in mind – be it in the living room, bedroom or even the hallway. Building & Investment | www.b-i.biz 71

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