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It’s time to embrace the ‘living wall’ years

May 21, 2018June 24, 2018 Kirsty HammondEnvironmental Control

Ellina Webb looks at some of the most successful examples of living walls in the UK Over the past few years the number of buildings with living walls both internally and on the external facade[…]

Why Hotels should specify Living Walls to communicate Green Credentials?

May 12, 2017October 3, 2017 Kirsty HammondEnvironmental Control

Hotels across the UK have some great environmental and social initiatives in place, but how do they tell their customers about them? Many sustainability and green messages fall by the wayside – lost in the[…]

Living Walls for Health and Well-being

March 9, 2016October 21, 2017 Kirsty HammondCommercial Buildings

Biophilia, the innate human attraction to nature, is a concept that has been recognized for several decades by the scientific and design communities, and intuitively for hundreds of years by the population at large. Biophilic[…]

Sustainable, secure perimeters for high density urban developments

September 7, 2015June 24, 2018 Kirsty HammondArchitecture

As our urban centres grow, so pressure builds on our green spaces. The drive to build new domestic, commercial and industrial property is hampered by a lack of available space and a need to often[…]

You don’t need to think lateral or big to green our new designs

July 3, 2015June 24, 2018 Kirsty HammondLandscaping

Green has been the in-vogue colour for new developments for several years and it looks like it will remain that way. Of course it’s not the colour green, but the concept of adding living foliage[…]

You don’t need to think lateral or big to green urban spaces

June 16, 2015June 24, 2018 Kirsty HammondLandscaping

In its 2012 report on health indicators of sustainable cities, the World Health Organisation recommended 9 square meters of green space per inhabitant of urban spaces. Of course, the WHO was referring predominantly to the[…]

Greening the urban environment

May 7, 2015November 26, 2017 Kirsty HammondEnvironmental Control

As the urban environment grows, with new developments taking up brownfield sites and encroaching on greenbelt areas, there is an increasing challenge in ensuring towns and cities incorporate enough greenery and vegetation. The benefits of plants[…]

Mobilane to unveil two new live products at Ecobuild

February 16, 2015 Kirsty HammondEvents/Exhibitions

***STAND S3096, ECOBUILD 2015*** Mobilane, the market leading developer and supplier of sustainable living systems for interior and exterior use, will be exhibiting two exciting new additions to its product portfolio at the Ecobuild 2015[…]

International Green Wall Conference 4-5th September 2014

August 11, 2014 Kirsty HammondArchitecture

Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent Meeting the Challenge of a Sustainable Urban Future: the contribution of green walls Anyone concerned with the quality of life in urban areas will find the conference of interest. Green walls are[…]

Green screens key to war on air pollution says Staffordshire University

June 30, 2014June 20, 2018 Kirsty HammondEnvironmental Control

Green screens will have a bigger and more instant impact on improving air quality than green roofs says Professor John Dover, Head of The Science Centre at Staffordshire University whose team have set up a[…]

Manchester apartment block gets green facelift

February 10, 2014 Kirsty HammondArchitecture

A block of flats owned by Eastlands Homes in east Manchester has been given a green facelift with the installation of a living, ivy wall that runs up the full height of the nine-storey building.[…]

Mobilane launches a ‘picture’ worth a thousand breaths

January 6, 2014June 3, 2018 Kirsty HammondEnvironmental Control

Sean Farrell of green screen company Mobilane explains how LivePicture – a living, breathing picture of plants – can enliven any wall, bringing a breath of fresh air to even the most compact interior or[…]

Green and pleasant screens

July 17, 2013June 24, 2018 Kirsty HammondEnvironmental Control

They absorb pollutants, deter graffiti artists and have a calming effect on those who live around them. Sean Farrell of green screen supplier Mobilane explains why ‘living walls’ can help us breathe more easily –[…]

Living hoarding helps hospital become NHS sustainability champion

June 4, 2013June 24, 2018 Kirsty HammondEnvironmental Control

Urban greening company Treebox has installed a living hoarding at Guy’s Hospital in London to help the hospital minimise its carbon footprint and achieve its ambition of being a sustainability leader in the NHS. Guy’s[…]

MOBILANE LAUNCHES ‘PICTURE’ WORTH A THOUSAND BREATHS

June 4, 2013June 24, 2018 Kirsty HammondArchitecture

Leading green screen company Mobilane is breathing fresh air indoors and out with the launch of its latest innovation, LivePicture – a framed arrangement of plants that can be hung on either interior or exterior[…]

Vertical louvres living wall system takes Treebox to new heights

April 29, 2013June 24, 2018 Kirsty HammondArchitecture

Urban greening company Treebox has unveiled an innovative style of living wall for use in both residential and commercial projects. Living walls are becoming increasingly popular in both external and internal settings due to their[…]

LIVING HOARDINGS IMPROVE AIR QUALITY AND PROVIDE SECURITY

April 18, 2013June 24, 2018 Kirsty HammondArchitecture

Mobilane’s Living Hoardings have been installed at Ponders End in Enfield as regeneration work takes place following the 2011 riots. The council has leased the Living Hoardings for three years to help create an aesthetically[…]

Green Screens Security Fencing

March 11, 2013June 24, 2018 Kirsty HammondLandscaping

Mobilane Green Screens provide a perimeter security solution which satisfies environmental and social sustainability requirements, and which delivers a wide range of further benefits including; security, aesthetics, improved air quality, low maintenance, ease of installation.[…]

LIVING, BREATHING, GREEN INTERIORS

August 31, 2012June 24, 2018 Kirsty HammondArchitecture

Sean Farrell of Mobilane explains how living walls are moving from building exteriors to create healthy interiors. It is widely accepted that greening the urban environment is a positive step towards increasing the sustainability of[…]

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It’s time to embrace the ‘living wall’ years

Why Hotels should specify Living Walls to communicate Green Credentials?

Living Walls for Health and Well-being

Sustainable, secure perimeters for high density urban developments

You don’t need to think lateral or big to green our new designs

You don’t need to think lateral or big to green urban spaces

Greening the urban environment

Mobilane to unveil two new live products at Ecobuild

International Green Wall Conference 4-5th September 2014

Green screens key to war on air pollution says Staffordshire University

Manchester apartment block gets green facelift

Mobilane launches a ‘picture’ worth a thousand breaths

Green and pleasant screens

Living hoarding helps hospital become NHS sustainability champion

MOBILANE LAUNCHES ‘PICTURE’ WORTH A THOUSAND BREATHS

Vertical louvres living wall system takes Treebox to new heights

LIVING HOARDINGS IMPROVE AIR QUALITY AND PROVIDE SECURITY

Green Screens Security Fencing

LIVING, BREATHING, GREEN INTERIORS