GREEN & BLUE INFRASTRUCTURE
pollution regularly breaches EU and
World Health Organisation guidelines.
Plants are known to remove
pollutants from the atmosphere
by trapping and absorbing them
through their leaves and roots.
Biotecture is developing a dynamic
living wall technology called Active
Air, which uses the whole system of
plants and substrate to significantly
reduce nitrous oxides, volatile
organic compounds and particulate
matter, and create targeted clean air
zones for pedestrians.
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AIDING BIODIVERSITY SUSTAINABILITY CREDENTIALS
We’re finding that the biodiversity
benefits of our living walls are
increasingly of interest to our
clients. They love to hear that the
plants in their wall will offer shelter
and food for their local birds and
insects. The most obvious of these
that we tend to see in our walls are
bees and butterflies, but many other
pollinators and small creatures find
valuable forage in urban areas. Increasingly, sustainability targets
are the driving force for our clients
incorporating living walls into their
projects. This is where Biotecture’s
water efficient living wall system
offers an ideal solution as it directs
water straight to the root zone
and uses three to four times less
water than an equivalent area of
horizontal landscape.
HEALTH & WELLBEING
Spending time in a natural
environment has been shown in
studies to have a positive effect on
people’s mental wellbeing as well
as their cognitive function, and
our living walls bring the calming
influence of nature into all types
of urban environments where
previously it was lacking.
If you’d like to discuss how our
living wall systems could benefit
your next internal or external
project, contact Biotecture on:
01243 572118
[email protected]
www.biotecture.uk.com
www.landud.co.uk
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