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ColdClimateLivingWalls
FromFeasibilityToReality
Sue Sirrs
Outside! Planning & Design Studio
Tim Amos
Nova Scotia Community College
Agenda
Projectbackground&feasibilitystudy
Trials&Research
MadeinNSexteriorlivingwall
Designprocess
NSCC
Images
NOVASCOTIACOMMUNITYCOLLEGE
CentrefortheBuiltEnvironment
InitialConceptPlan:
7exteriorlivingwalls
2interiorlivingwalls
Greenroof
FeasibilityStudy2007/08
ImplementationProgram200810
Construction,May2010
FeasibilityStudy
FeasibilityStudy
Lookedatofftheshelfsystems(2007)
WantedtoengageNSCCHorticulture
program didntwantpreplanted
systems
GLT System
Patrick Blanc
G-Sky
KeyRecommendations&Observations
1. Goaheadwithinteriorbiowalls&greenroof.
2. Siteisexceptionallyharsh
3. Phaseexeriorlivingwalltoallowforresearch.
eastfacingwall
4. InvolveKingstecHorticultureinresearch:
exploreMadeinNS solutionwithhydroponic&
soilbasedsystems
plantselection
plantpropagation.
KeyObservationsContd.
Starsaligned:
Fitswithprojectprinciples&values
NSCChorticultureexpertise
Kingstecplanstodevelopprograms
Increaseddemandforlivingwalls/greenroofs&
noAtlanticsuppliers
Moneyinthebudget
MadeinNovaScotiaSolution
Native&adaptedspeciesoverwinter
MotherNaturedoesitbest
Propagationisachallenge
Site&ClimateConditions
Highwinds
Multiplefreeze/thaw
Cycles
Highwinds hurricane&posttropicalstorms
Frozenfog
Horizontalrain
Saltspray
Ice&Snow
Lowlightconditions
N&Ewalls
BenefitsofLivingWalls
Education
demonstrates
alternativebuilding
technologies
Energysavings
Protectsexteriorwall
fromUVrays,
pollutants&weather
CleansairandCO2fixation
Stormwaterattenuation
Moderatesmicroclimate
Mitigatesurbanheatisland
effect
Buffersnoise,vibration
Graffitireduction
Provideshabitat
Wow!factor
Trials
ImplementationStudy
July2008to2010
GuidingPrinciples
Freelateralrootrun
Yearroundinterest
Deeprootingplants
Plantsuccession
Encouragementofmoss&related
plantgroups
Diversityofplantspecies
Activemycorrihizalsoil
community
Doubleplanting broadleaf
evergreenunderstorywith
herbaceousperenials
Plants
CreatingBiodiversity
..Texture
.WinterInterest
.Medicinal/BirdAttractors
LivingWallTrials
HydroponicTrials
1. Exteriorhydroponicwall(overwinter2008/2009)
2. Interiorhydroponicwall(2009/2010)
SoilBasedTrials(overwinter2009/2010)
3. 12 x12 baskets
4. Tournesolpremanufacturedstructuralsystem)
5. 4 x4 steelbaskets manufacturedfortrial
TestCubes Halifax(6a),Kentville(5b)
ExteriorHydroponicTrial
InteriorHydroponicTrial
SoilbasedTrial1:
12 x12 x6 Basket
SoilbasedTrial2:
TournesolBasket
SoilbasedTrial3:
Trials:SeasonalVariation
Trials:OverWintering
MadeinNSSolution
MadeinNovaScotia LivingWall
ElementstoConsider
Structure
Irrigation
Growingmedium
Plants:selection,propagation,transport
Nutrients
Construction structuralwork&planting
crewverydifferent
Installation
GrownatKingstecCampus
Transportedtosite
Planteddirectlyintothewall
Plants
PlantingPlanTransferredtoWall
Irrigation 100%RoofWater
Irrigation
TwoSystems
Primary ApriltoOct.
WinterBackup Nov.toMarch
NSCC
Kingstec
R&DFacilities
StudentInvolvement
PlantingTeam
StudentInvolvement
Plantcollection,documentation,ID
propagation,scheduling,inventories,etc.
Greenhousemanagement
Equipmentscheduling
Coldhousemanagement
Alternategrowingmethods
Experimentswithpropagationvessels,coldframes,etc.
Constructionofprototypes
Projecthasbecomethefocusforprogram
Studentinternship CoopCredit
PropagationSkills
24Species 10,000Plants
DesignConcept
Influencedbynaturalelements waves,rock,
glaciation,transition.
Guidedbyplantnumbers&wantingtexturalvariation
&contrast traditionaldesignconsiderations.
SpitfireArmsPub
October2010
July1,2010
July28,2010
August2010
September2010
NSCC
ExteriorLivingWall
SueSirrs
TimAmos
Outside!PlanningNSCCKingstec
&DesignStudio
Horticulture
OnSiteNurseryGarden
Intended for plant
replacement
Became a good
tool to compare
how plants
performed on the
wall and in the
ground
VolunteerPlants
Blackberry family
Clematis
Strawberries
Birch
Red maple
Rush
Rose
Barnyard grass
KeyMessages
Freelateralrootrun
Dedicatedcare MaintenanceManual
Plantdiversityiskey
Someinstallationswillbemoresuccessfulthanothers
wereallstilllearning
Thewallwilltransitioneachseason justlikeagarden
Matchwalltorightsite,management&conditions
LivingWallTeam
TimAmosNSCC
SueSirrs Outside!Planning&DesignStudio
BarrieandLangille architectsinassociation
withMoriyama&Toshimaarchitectstoronto
BMRStructuralEngineering structural
CostelloFitt projectmanagement
EllisDon construction
RousseauIrrigation
Cherubini