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Communities in Bloom

October 27, 2010

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:

4 x4 x6 Baskets

Trials:SeasonalVariation

Trials:OverWintering

MadeinNSSolution

MadeinNovaScotia LivingWall

ElementstoConsider

Structure
Irrigation
Growingmedium
Plants:selection,propagation,transport
Nutrients
Construction structuralwork&planting
crewverydifferent

Installation

75 longby12 highx10 deep


100stainlesssteelbaskets
Structure&growingmediuminstalledinDec.2010
PlantsinstalledMay2010

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

Weve just begun

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