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Living Wall

A living wall is a combination of a trellis system with a mixture of deciduous and evergreen native vines. This functions to passively shade/cool the building during warmer months and passively warm the building in cooler months, reducing the energy consumed in heating and cooling a building.

Scale & Design

This system is functional at both residential and commercial scales and can easily be retrofitted on any south-facing wall.

Estimated Costs

$110-175/sq ft

Suppliers

Native vines: Coral honeysuckle and Carolina jasmine. See native plant resource guide for native vine suppliers.

Wire mesh: Hightop Metal Mesh (commercial only), McNichols Eco-Mesh, Ali Express $22/sq meter wire mesh and $26.41 hardware kit

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