GREEN & BLUE INFRASTRUCTURE
• How can we encourage staff back to the office or improve their home office experience ?
• How can we create engaging , restorative spaces where we actually want to be ?
• How can we green our towns and cities and enhance the public realm , even in the smallest of spaces ?
• How can we help increase biodiversity and encourage pollinators into our urban areas ?
• And how can we regenerate our towns and stimulate the local economy in a sustainable way ?
Benefits of vertical greening With space at a premium , we need to think both laterally and vertically ! From planting trees , to adding green roofs and designing living walls , there is no limit to where nature can be integrated .
Put simply , if there is a wall , you can add plants . Vertical greening can be fitted to existing buildings as well as incorporated as rainscreen cladding on new builds . It ’ s highly versatile and can help create an instant transformation without losing any floor space .
Living walls don ’ t just enhance a space aesthetically , they offer myriad benefits for people , the economy and the planet .
Interior living walls help clean the air by removing toxins and reducing CO2 levels . They absorb , diffract and reflect sound leading to better acoustics , especially in spaces with hard surfaces . Living walls provide concentrated planting at eye level which has a proven calming effect , helping to reduce blood pressure and heart rate . They are also restorative and enable us to replenish our mental resources through effortless attention , with a proven impact on productivity . The result ? In offices , this could be a happier , healthier and more creative workforce . In retail premises , this could be increased footfall and staff retention .
Exterior living walls can remove air pollutants , reduce urban temperatures , improve biodiversity , attenuate rainwater and improve the aesthetics of a public space or building , as well as help satisfy planning requirements in some cases . This can result in the meeting of CSR targets , longer dwell time in
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