Innova&ons in Green Facades: An up‐to‐date look at 20 years in North America
Dean Hill, ASLA Director of Sustainability greenscreen®
GREEN WALL TECHNOLOGIES
GREEN FACADES:
LIVING WALLS:
Tension Cables
Fabric Hydroponic
Cable Net
Modular Fabric Hydroponic
Two Dimensional Wire Grids
Pre‐vegetated Fabric Panels
Three Dimensional Wire Panels Hybrid Planters With Structure
Fabric Soil Containers Modular Soil Based Panels Modular Soil Boxes Fabric Hydroponic BiofiltraIon Wall
green facade wall systems
living wall systems
consideraIons 
scalability 
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engineering
horIcultural
maintenance 
replacement
GREEN FACADES + INNOVATION
• Green facade walls cool the exterior of buildings by as much as 25 degrees F. • Green facade walls reduce indoor air temperatures by reducing the heat flux into the building’s exterior walls and indoor space. • Maintaining healthy, vigorous plants on a green facade wall can reduce exterior wall temperatures, thereby saving money on cooling costs. • Green facade walls can improve the energy balance of buildings through reflectance and transpiraIon.
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