Living Wall

Why do we need to study plants on green walls?

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Environmental and aesthetic benefits of green walls on buildings

Green walls help cool the city, may cut building energy use and soften street noise. They also give local biodiversity a place to live, and make the places where we live and work more pleasant.

A multi-storey building facade densely covered in a vertical green wall, with windows set between the planting.

Limited guidance on suitable plants for vertical surfaces

Every green wall project in Singapore has historically operated with limited botanical guidance regarding which species truly survive long-term on vertical surfaces under tropical microclimates.

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For architects, landscape consultants, & developers

The findings feed directly into an expanded national botanical guide, establishing new standardised planting criteria for developers, architects, landscape consultants, and regulatory authorities.

A building covered in a lush green wall seen from street level, with a tree and walkway in the foreground.