[Greenbuilding] Moss wall

[UNSCHOOLER@LREC.ORG]

I did an image search on the photo--looks like it is from Hotel MOOD in Prague:
http://www.hotelmoods.com/default-en.html
http://www.hotelmoods.com/images/images-en.html

Leslie Moyer
unschooler at lrec.org




On Feb 15, 2013, at 2:28 PM, Gennaro Brooks-Church - Eco Brooklyn wrote:

> I have experience with this. Patrick Blanc's system is the most widely used. I don't use it because it is purely hydroponics, thus requiring a constant source of electricity and chemicals in the water. Should there be a failure the plants die pretty quickly. I prefer a living wall with actual soil in the wall connected to a (gravity fed) gray water source (nearest bath sink). This offers a more forgiving environment that uses no new resources. 
> But it is more work to set up.
> Moss is actually a lot trickier than low light plants in my experience.
> 
> Where is that photo from?
> 
> Gennaro Brooks-Church
> Director, Eco Brooklyn Inc.
> Cell: 1 347 244 3016 USA
> www.EcoBrooklyn.com
> 22 2nd St; Brooklyn, NY 11231
> 
> 
> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 2:08 PM, Benjamin Pratt <benjamin.g.pratt at gmail.com> wrote:
> Someone I know is keen on putting a moss wall in an coffee shop.
> Anyone with experience in this area who can share thoughts on the
> feasibility, cost, maintenance difficulty of this idea? My first
> concern would be protecting the structure from moisture.  The existing
> construction is (100 year old) wood framing, lath and plaster.
> 
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