Saturday, November 1, 2008

Living Wall Review

Basha Osinski, landscape architecture student at UC Berkeley Extension, took West Coast Green's 'dare greatly' challenge to heart. She decided to begin testing and reviewing a variety of green building products for landscaping, such as ELT's living wall system.

An example installation of the system was shown at the conference as a backdrop to the keynote speakers. (see for example, video of David Suzuki, Jerry Brown, Susan Susanka, or Al Gore on Green To-Do's You Tube channel).

For Basha's first test, she has purchased 4 units and planted them. They will be hung outdoors during the SF Bay Area's wet season, and monitored through rain, cold, wind, and eventually a long dry spell with occasional hot peaks (spring, summer and fall).

Basha's introduction to the product, in a short video:

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