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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[Image:Greenwall.jpg|thumb|Green Wall at [[Queen&#039;s University]], Kingston, Ontario, Canada]] A &#039;&#039;&#039;living wall&#039;&#039;&#039; is a vertical [[garden]]. [[Plant]]s are rooted in compartments between two sheets of fibrous material anchored to a wall. Water trickles down between the sheets and feeds moss, vines and other plants. Bacteria on the roots of the plants metabolize air impurities such as [[volatile organic compounds]].<br /> <br /> Second-order walls contain only plants and some insects, while third-order walls house fish and salamanders in a pool at the bottom of the wall, where the trickling water is captured before being filtered and recirculated to the top again.<br /> <br /> &#039;Active walls&#039; are joined to a building&#039;s air circulation system. Fans blow air through the wall and then recirculate the air throughout the building. Some active walls are kept behind glass to create more predictable airflow effects. &#039;Inactive walls&#039; have no mechanized air circulation. Instead, they are kept open to promote as much free air circulation as possible.<br /> <br /> The living wall is a form of [[urban agriculture]] or [[urban gardening]]. It may be built as a work of [[art]] for its beauty. It is sometimes built indoors to help cure [[sick building syndrome]] or otherwise increase the oxygen levels in recirculated air.<br /> <br /> It is also a means for water reuse, at least as utility water. The plants may purify slightly polluted water (such as [[greywater]]) by digesting the dissolved nutrients. Bacteria mineralise the organic components to make them available to the plants.<br /> <br /> Living walls are particularly suitable for cities, as they allow good use of available vertical surface areas. They are also suitable in arid areas, as the circulating water on a vertical wall is less likely to evaporate than in horizontal gardens. In arid and hot areas, the living wall can be part of the external walls of a building, and can be used to refresh the latter.<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[Green roof]]<br /> *[[Roof garden]]<br /> *[[Hydroponics]]<br /> *[[Hanging Gardens of Babylon|The Hanging Gardens of Babylon]]<br /> *[[Musée du Quai Branly]]<br /> *[[Biofiltration]]<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://www.eltlivingwalls.com/ ELT LIVING WALL SYSTEMS]<br /> *[http://www.greenrooftops.com/ G-SKY Green Wall Systems]<br /> *[http://www.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.com/ Patrick Blanc&#039;s website] <br /> *[http://livebuilding.queensu.ca/mechanical/biowall The living wall at Queen&#039;s University]<br /> *[http://www.thelivingwall.net/ The Living Wall System]<br /> *[http://www.greenwallaustralia.com.au/ Greenwall Australia&#039;s Website]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Gardening]]<br /> [[Category:Urban studies and planning]]</div>

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