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January 31, 2010
First, green roofs, next green walls?
In Portland, Going Green and Growing Vertical in a Bid for Energy Savings (New York Times online, January 30, 2010) describes the planned renovation of the Portland Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Building General Services Administration building. The project incorporates green fins, more than 200 feet high, that will support a vertical garden wall. Plant type will be selected to provide shade in the summer and increased light transmission in the winter. Questions of plant maintenance and irrigation are still being resolved.
The $133 million project is being performed under the GSA's new Office of Federal High-Performance Buildings program. When complete, the building is predicted to consume 60 to 65 percent less energy than comparable buildings.
January 31, 2010 in 01 Making Buildings, 19 Designing Exterior Wall Systems | Permalink
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My brother just moved to Portland. I'd like him to go take some pics of that building. It sounds really interesting.
Posted by: Bucket Trucks | Oct 22, 2010 11:37:36 AM
Construction of a green wall? That's really cool. It's super expensive though. Is this building really going to pay off to the tune of $133 million? Yikes.
Posted by: Boom Trucks | Jul 11, 2010 8:10:14 PM
interesting statistics -65% less energy - is that due to design features other than the green wall?
Posted by: Garden Beet | Feb 12, 2010 10:41:12 PM
