http://inhabitat.com/thai-building-facade-handmade-from-natural-banana-fiber/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Sat, 25 May 2013 19:09:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://inhabitat.com/thai-building-facade-handmade-from-natural-banana-fiber/comment-page-1/#comment-270206 Gargantuan Living Wall with 10,000 Plants Completed in Canada | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Mon, 01 Nov 2010 15:50:26 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=141955#comment-270206 [...] Green Over Grey’s living wall system consists of a frame, waterproof panels, an automatic irrigation system, and the plants. The frame is built in front of the pre-existing concrete wall with a space behind that allows for air circulation and attachment points to prevent damage to the building. Then the rigid waterproof panels are attached to the frame, which help provide support. The space behind the living wall helps the system breath, provides extra insulation and acts as a sun and rain screen. [...] [...] Green Over Grey’s living wall system consists of a frame, waterproof panels, an automatic irrigation system, and the plants. The frame is built in front of the pre-existing concrete wall with a space behind that allows for air circulation and attachment points to prevent damage to the building. Then the rigid waterproof panels are attached to the frame, which help provide support. The space behind the living wall helps the system breath, provides extra insulation and acts as a sun and rain screen. [...]

]]> http://inhabitat.com/thai-building-facade-handmade-from-natural-banana-fiber/comment-page-1/#comment-265559 New Zealand's Eco Supreme Court Building Lays Down the Law | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Tue, 19 Oct 2010 13:21:53 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=141955#comment-265559 [...] Pohutukawa trees with red glass “flowers”, wraps the entire courthouse and serves as a shade screen. Made from recycled metal, the screen provides privacy for the interior offices, solar shading, [...] [...] Pohutukawa trees with red glass “flowers”, wraps the entire courthouse and serves as a shade screen. Made from recycled metal, the screen provides privacy for the interior offices, solar shading, [...]

]]> http://inhabitat.com/thai-building-facade-handmade-from-natural-banana-fiber/comment-page-1/#comment-260812 Striking Australian Home is Shaped by the Sun's Path | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:27:32 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=141955#comment-260812 [...] the form of the home was decided upon, the exterior of the house was fitted with a shade screen and ballustrading made out of NewTech™-CleverDeck® composite decking, which is made from [...] [...] the form of the home was decided upon, the exterior of the house was fitted with a shade screen and ballustrading made out of NewTech™-CleverDeck® composite decking, which is made from [...]

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