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Green Curtain Greenwall from Kyocera
Kyocera – a Japanese company – took living walls and tried to maximize their energy and cost savings through a Green Curtain. It’s a stellar idea that involves planting vines on what looks to be similar to a massive chain link fence. The fence is set just off the building which allows a cool air pocket between the living wall and the building. That air dramatically diminishes the work the company’s A/C unit has to do to cool the building.
The length of the vertical gardens in all of Kyocera Group locations are 294m (965ft), which actually covers a total area of 775m² (8,342ft²). The growth of these Green Curtains will be able to absorb roughly 2,713kg-CO2 (5981lb-CO2) per year, or roughly the same amount as 194 cedar trees.
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I can’t believe how quickly the vines covered that space. Those must be some ridiculously quick growing vines.
For the energy savings of this living wall/green curtain, Kyocera found that the Green Curtains can decrease the temperature by as much as 15 degrees C (27 degrees F). That’s amazing.
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about 8 months ago
That's a great story with great photos. Where did you hear about Kyocera's work? Thank you for posting this.
about 8 months ago
I found Kyocera when I was surfing for different takes on vertical gardens. I was looking at using vines and trellises and seeing what different people had done. I came across Kyocera's site above and heard about Green Curtains.
about 3 months ago
I tried to grow a vertical garden with no luck. Yours looks so good.
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