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Green walls and facades are growing in popularity as ways to green urban environments where ground space for gardens and trees is limited.

Even the most staid of urban buildings can be enhanced and brought to life with the addition of a green wall.

Green facades can provide multiple benefits for a building and its surrounding environment – from cooling and shading to pollution reduction and improved aesthetics. Some of these benefits are

The support structure, method of installation and how essential ongoing maintenance will be undertaken need to be considered at the design stage. The support structure Wind and movement pressures

With the benefits of green infrastructure becoming more apparent all the time, the future for green facades in Australia is looking very promising. Certainly the number of green facades

The terms ‘green facade’ and ‘green wall’ are often used interchangeably, but they refer to two different types of green infrastructure. Let’s take a look at the definition of

Climate scientists have been telling us for some time that greenhouse gases are contributing to global warming. According to NASA, without action, we might see temperature increases of up

One of the great things about green infrastructure is that it’s all about the creation of ‘living’ structures. Living green structures have the capacity to absorb pollution, cool and

Who doesn’t love a beautiful garden? It’s well documented that green spaces can contribute a lot to our health and wellbeing. Studies by Texas A&M University, for example, show

Tensile has had the privilege of being involved in some great revitalisation projects this year. Two facade constructions of note in Sydney are the Randwick Racecourse car park and