BioTecture Ltd offers a complete, bespoke design, install and maintain service for all commercial green wall installations. These primarily consist of our patent pending “BioWall” modular units, but can also incorporate other elements, as necessary, such as cable or mesh support panels.
The Award-Winning BioTecture BioWall
BioWall by BioTecture Ltd is a green wall living cladding solution for buildings and walls. Each BioWall consists of a number of pre-grown modular panels that can be erected with very little on-site time. The standard panel size is 600mm wide x 450mm high which suits proprietary cladding rail centres and fixings. Within reason panels can then be fabricated to suit any finishing dimensions or openings. They can also be designed to go round convex and concave walls.
Potential BioWall locations fall into three broad categories:
- New build (rainscreen cladding solution)
- Retro-fit to existing buildings
- Independent Walls (atrium art, retaining and garden walls etc)
For each of these situations the patent pending specification of the BioWall is basically the same (the exception being the independent walls which MAY not require a cavity zone behind the panels).
New Build Construction
When adopted as part of a new build the BioWall panels take the place of the exterior facing of a rainscreen cladding solution. The cost of the panels can be offset by the saving made from an alternative inert cladding facing choice. The panels are delivered to site already completed thereby reducing on site time.
A cavity zone between the structure of the building and the back of the panels (typically 50mm - 200mm) ensures that rain (and irrigation water) cannot penetrate through to the structure. It also allows for insulation boards to be integrated within the system to provide an external part L solution.
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A BioWall system will transform an existing building with a drab or tired exterior. As part of an overall refurbishment solution this can also be an opportunity to add external insulation within the cladding cavity zone to vastly up-rate the energy efficiency of existing buildings.
Fully saturated the BioWall system total weight is approximately 50 - 60 kgs per m2. This is comparable with many external cladding solution materials.
Independent Walls
The potential and scope for BioWalls that are not a part of the external structure of a building is endless. They can work equally well both inside and outside. From individual living art installations in building atriums to bespoke landscape designs BioWall panels are pre-grown to specific requirements. Two sided free-standing structures with internal support are possible as are temporary screens for corporate events or on development sites.
BioWall Components
The main components of the BioWall are as follows:
- cladding rails: any standard cladding system, or to our preference, timber rails.
- waterproof backing board: marine ply or from 2010, “eco-sheet”, an award-winning sustainable backing material.
- Drainage layer: a void forming layer which accepts the drain down from each panel.
- Irrigation line: a horizontal baton which secures the pressure compensated drippers.
- Bio-Panel: plastic modular box/fascia containing the hydroponic growing medium
- Vegetation: plants of suitable species planted through fascia apertures
- Drain channel: for collection and disposal of surplus irrigation water (supplied by others).
- Surround fascia:, to finish off the wall and integrate into the building fabric, this element is supplied by others and typically specified by the architect involved.
- Plant room: for pumping and nutrient dosing equipment etc.