MMA GREEN WALLS
35c FOURTH AVENUE
WESTFIELD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
MIDSOMER NORTON
RADSTOCK
SOMERSET BA3 4XE
Tel: 01761 419427
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Suppliers of: Green Wall Systems, Green Walls, Living Walls, Plant Walls, Jakob Stainless Steel Green Wall Systems
Jakob Stainless Steel Green Wall Systems - From MMA Architectural Systems UK
Green Wall Benefits – our systems combine great design scope with a range of ecological and performance advantages.
- Improves aesthetics: A well designed and maintained Green Living Wall can significantly enhance a building’s appearance – whether for example, it’s to add a new aesthetic dimension, disguise a car park, refresh a tired façade, introduce flora and fauna, or add colour and texture to a complete wall or section.
- Protect building façades: Green wall systems can help to protect a building’s façade and further extend its life. Acting as an effective shield to frost and heavy rain and helping to protect from the damaging effects of UV light.
- Improve air quality: A green wall in an urban area can help improve local air quality. The living walls absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen, as well as trap dust and other pollutants. Learn more about how Green Living walls can help clean the air we breath.
- Reduce noise: By adding a layer of insulation (both thermal and acoustic) green walls absorb sound, making a positive impact for both the building’s occupants and the local environment.
- Regulate temperature and reduce carbon footprint: A green wall used on appropriate elevations can reduce energy costs by providing an additional layer of insulation. In the winter, green walls keep heat in, similarly in the summer acting as a screen to the sun, they keep the building cool.
- Provide wildlife habitats: With appropriate planting, a green wall provides an ideal habitat for wildlife. In many cases, it can also provide an alternative habitat for any wildlife displaced during construction. Bird houses and bat boxes can also be integrated within the structure to provide wildlife habitats.
- Deter graffiti: In areas where graffiti is a potential problem, green walls can act as an effective deterrent; making the application of graffiti to the building structure almost impossible.
Commercial Green Wall Systems
Our Commercial Green Walls have been used in projects large and small across the UK. We have supplied simple panels to decorate what would otherwise be bare expanses of brickwork, up to more complex structures with full irrigation and planting schemes on multiple building facades.
Used in retail, leisure, health, education and office developments; in local and central government programmes and for both new build and refurbishment projects, this modern, precision engineered green wall system provides great design flexibility. Working closely with customers, we develop solutions that meet virtually any location and performance requirements, or budget constraints.
Equally suitable for internal or external use, our systems fix into timber, concrete, steel or brick structures. Tailored to suit the characteristics of different plants.
Residential Green Wall Systems
Our modern, stainless steel residential green wall kits bring a new dimension to garden design. Giving homeowners and landscape designers the opportunity to create living walls; adding life to tired buildings, garden features and boundary walls.
- Offering great value for money, our residential green wall systems are drawn from a range of precision-engineered components. This provides real design flexibility and means that a system can be tailored to meet almost any dimensional requirements.
- From entire walls to fans, narrow panels to L-shapes, a Green Wall can be simply created and installed, providing a new visual aspect to any garden project, large or small, and tying in easily with existing features such as columns, pergolas or summer houses.
- Amongst the many benefits, our residential green walls are virtually maintenance free and, fast and easy to install, they can be fixed to most standard structures, including timber, brick, concrete and steel. Different plant varieties can be accommodated; so too can different locations and fixings – and budgets.
Green-walls.co.uk is part of the MMA Architectural Systems family, together with solutions for Car Park Safety, Animal Enclosures and Bridge Safety. We are also exclusive UK suppliers of Jakob Rope Systems and Geggus Entrance Matting Systems.
8 Tips for Planning a Successful Green Wall
Green walls are ever popular in urban locations as they introduce greenery and nature to otherwise concrete heavy environments. Green walls not only look fantastic, but also provide a multitude of benefits including deterring graffiti and protecting building façades, creating habitats and cleaning the air by releasing oxygen and trapping dust and pollutants. We design, supply and install complete stainless steel trellis green wall systems. Working alongside our partner Pritchard & Pritchard, we also supply plants, irrigation systems and maintenance packages.
When planning green wall systems it is crucial that thorough research and planning is carried out to ensure the installed system has been designed to thrive. Drawing on our own expertise on trellis systems and Pritchard & Pritchard’s in depth knowledge and experience installing, planting and maintaining green walls, we have 8 top tips to consider when designing a stainless steel trellis green wall to ensure that it will flourish!
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1. Location
It is crucial to survey the area in which the green wall will be located to identify any additional requirements it may have in order to thrive. Light and shade, wind, temperature and rainfall should be assessed to evaluate if the plants will have enough light and water to grow, or whether regular watering or an irrigation system is required. The ground beneath the green wall should also be surveyed to see if it is suitable for the plants to be planted straight into the ground or if planters will be required.
2. Application
Research which type of green wall system is most suitable for the application. It is important that the system selected is going to meet the needs of the project. For example, a modular system may be the best option for a project where instant greening is required, whereas a stainless steel trellis based system may be more suitable when cost and environmental factors are more important as trellis based systems are typically more cost effective, require less maintenance and are fully recyclable at the end of their working life. Another application factor that needs to be decided is what the green wall will be fixed to. Jakob’s trellis systems can be fixed to building façades, or fabricated freestanding structures.
3. Fixing Information
It is crucial that thorough research is carried out to ensure that the supporting wall or structure is capable of bearing the weight of the green wall once it is fully planted. In some instances, engineering calculations may be necessary to determine the safety of the green wall’s design. Once this research has been carried out, it will mean that the most suitable products can be selected for fixing the green wall to the façade or structure securely.
4. Plant Types
The plant types selected for green walls is very important, as the plant type must be compatible with the system’s structure and location. Pritchard & Pritchard have a wealth of plant knowledge to draw on when recommending which plants to pair with green walls, taking into consideration the location and application. Pritchard & Pritchard recommend climbing plants for use with our Jakob trellis green walls, including ivy, evergreen jasmine (trachelospermum jasminoides, also known as star jasmine), clematis, wisteria and climbing roses. These plant types work very well as they naturally climb the green wall trellis structure, are hardy, are good for removing dust and pollutants from the air and create façade greening rapidly.
5. Watering
In addition to the regular maintenance of green walls, it is essential when planning a green wall system that the water requirements are going to be met. The watering needs of the system will depend on the plant type and location, the evaluation of these factors will determine whether the green wall will flourish with rainfall, manual watering at planter level, or whether an additional irrigation system is going to be required. Pritchard & Pritchard supply and install irrigation systems, and recommend that all modular green wall systems have an integrated irrigation system to ensure the plants get the required amount of water to flourish and thrive. Depending on the scale of the modular system, an irrigation tank may also be required to ensure there is always an adequate supply of water. Where the plants for our Jakob stainless steel trellis green wall systems are planted directly into the ground or into a planter for the plants to then climb up the trellis, often manual watering at ground level is enough for the plants to grow and thrive. In some instances, for example if the green wall trellis is particularly large or if there is multi-level planting, then an irrigation system may be necessary. Once irrigation systems have been installed, Pritchard & Pritchard recommend that they are regularly maintained to ensure they are operating correctly. Pritchard & Pritchard supply and install different types of irrigation systems and all of their green wall maintenance packages include irrigation maintenance.
6. Aesthetic Requirements
It is important to know what aesthetic requirements the green wall needs to meet during the design process as different types of systems can be designed in combination with different plant types to achieve different appearances. Our green wall systems can be paired with plants suitable to create dense or more light foliage. It is also worth considering whether the plant types on the green wall will be required to have flowers, be evergreen or if they will incorporate seasonal plants. For use with our trellis systems, Pritchard & Pritchard recommend trachelospermum jasminoides (star jasmine) and Holboellia Latifolia (broad-leaved sausage vine) which are evergreen, akebia quinata (chocolate vine) which are semi evergreen, and the deciduous wisteria sinensis (Chinese wisteria). All of these plant types feature flowers, adding a splash of colour to trellis green walls.
7. Life Span
When planning the installation of a green wall, it is good to know how long the system will be expected to last, both in terms of foliage growth and the life span of the green wall structure. Careful plant selection and maintenance should ensure the plants stay healthy. Jakob trellis green wall systems are manufactured from 316 ‘marine grade’ stainless steel, offering better corrosion resistance than other grades of stainless steel. Featuring robust and durable qualities Jakob trellis systems are weather resistant, long lasting and the trellis itself requires little maintenance.
8. Maintenance
Once a green wall has been installed and the plants are established, it is vital that it is maintained to keep the plants healthy. Pritchard & Pritchard offer complete maintenance packages for green walls, keeping them looking great year round. Director for operations James Pritchard says that the key elements of green wall maintenance include inspecting for pests and diseases, selectively pruning larger foliage to allow light to reach all plants and monitoring moisture levels. Pritchard & Pritchard believe green wall maintenance is no different from maintaining plants in a garden, as all plants need care and attention to ensure optimum results. They also recommend modular green wall systems are inspected and maintained on a regular basis, recommending 1-2 times per month. Jakob’s trellis based systems are much less complex than modular greening systems and therefore can thrive with less regular maintenance than modular systems. Pritchard & Pritchard’s maintenance packages cover plants, irrigation systems and if required they are also able to assist with the structural maintenance of green wall systems.
If you have an upcoming project featuring a green wall and would like any further information or a free quotation, please get in touch with us and we’d be happy to help! For further information about the products and services Pritchard & Pritchard provide, please visit their website.
Jakob Green Walls, Bringing Nature Back to our Urban Environment
Against the backdrop of a growing global population, the rise of mega-cities and the impact of climate change, greening our towns and cities has become increasingly important, to make sure that our urban environments are safe and healthy places to live, work and study in, and to visit. So, what are the benefits of Jakob’s Green Wall solutions for these applications?
Green Walls continue to play a crucial role in delivering sustainable urban landscapes, with designers and architects recognising their versatility and value both for cladding facades and as stand-alone structures. Jakob Green Walls have been proven to deliver a wide range of benefits for both new build projects and retrofit/ refurbishment schemes, including:
Energy savings and reduced carbon footprint – energy savings up to 35% can be achieved due to the effects of evaporative cooling and shading by plants, leading to a much lower carbon footprint.
Noise reduction – thanks to the exterior sound reflection and absorption, noise can be reduced by up to 5 dB.
Improved air quality and CO2 balance.
Enhancing a building’s appearance.
Encouraging biodiversity – bringing flora and fauna back to our urban environments.
Cost-effective solution – compared to hydroponic pocket systems.
Suitable for new projects or retrofitting to existing buildings.
Easily installed and maintained.
When they are installed on buildings or in public spaces, Jakob Green Walls (also called Living Walls) deliver much more than an attractive environment. In addition to enhanced aesthetics, they bring flora and fauna back to our towns and cities, creating sustainable natural habitats in urban spaces for a variety of plants and insects. The reductions in noise and improvements to air quality they bring also help to improve the health and well-being of people living and working in, or visiting a city.
The technology behind Green Walls is developing quickly, with systems constantly evolving and new projects bringing innovative solutions and applications. The scale of projects is also increasing, with One Central Park in Sydney being a soaring example: this 150 metre high building is home to the world’s tallest exterior Green Wall, the Jakob Green Wall system having been supplied by our Australian partners, Tensile Design & Construct.
Spanning 120 square meters across two residential towers, the system was developed with support from Jakob Green Solutions, with the vertical surfaces containing 35,200 plants to provide both shading and cooling for the building’s interior in the hot Australian climate.
Green Walls do not just deliver outstanding performance for external projects. They can equally help transform internal spaces, with the single cable systems improving indoor climates by filtering and capturing particles and CO2 in exchange for oxygen – again dampening noise and adding a creative, sustainable, and inspiring living element to an interior space.
The Jakob Green Wall system has been specified in projects worldwide, providing a contemporary and elegant design aesthetic, whilst allowing a wide range of planting options to be installed to suit the local conditions and environment. Providing a modern, sustainable solution, Green Walls are increasingly being installed to bring nature back to our urban landscapes.
To learn more about our Jakob Green Wall Systems, or to discuss your project requirements, please contact us on 01761 419427 or email sales@mma-architecturalco.uk to talk to our technical team.
