SRS Green Facades | Screens
SRS Green Facades | Screens supported vines that grow upwards from planter boxes at the base of a building's exterior. SRS Group supply the support systems for foliage to grow up, which can comprise of either stainless steel cabling or tensile mesh both options offer a durable, lightweight option which effectively trains the climbing plants and shrubs to cover buildings and walls.
Green screens use the exact same premise but are specifically for indoor use. Because they are for interiors, different components and foliage are utilised that suit this specific environment.
Our enthusiasm for living foliage structures, either indoor or out, is two-pronged – it offers an edgy, on-trend yet soft design aesthetic, along with proven environmental benefits for both people and Mother Nature. Green facades and screens offer benefits for amenity and thermal influence, reduce building temperatures and air-conditioning costs, reduce reflective light and heat and offer acoustic insulation while producing oxygen and absorbing Co2.
Images shown are past projects we have installed green facade supports systems using tensile mesh or wire. The foliage planting has been undertaken by a number of different suppliers.
The Fonterra building green facade foliage was managed by Natural Habitats.
- CategoryVertical Gardens, Green Facades
- RangeGreen Walls
Improved Air Quality
Plants are the lungs of the planet. They reduce CO2 and VOC’s (Volatile Organic Compounds) while enriching the air with O2. Plants also absorb particulate matter that comes with urban smog thus cleansing the urban air and making cities more liveable.
By increasing the number of plants in an urban landscape helps to reduce the effects of air pollution and smog. Green walls do this with the added convenience of taking up no commercial foot space.
Support Local Ecosystem and Biodiversity
Having gardens on buildings acts as an ecosystem that attracts fauna to the urban space creating a natural urban ecology. This increases biodiversity in the area and helps urban farming practices such as honey production.
A great example of this is in Singapore, an early adopter of utilising gardens on the built structure, to mitigate effects of intense urbanisation. Once a heavily polluted city in the 1960s, Singapore has been remarkably transformed with its revitalising of local biodiversity due to initiatives such as the Tree House Condominium – one of the largest green facades in the world. Another green infrastructure option is a roof garden. One of their main benefits is they absorb rainwater and then when saturated, slowly dispense the excess water into the civil stormwater system.
This has 2 effects:
- Reduces the demand on civil infrastructure during rain events
- Reduces the amount of runoff of stormwater into our waterways and marine ecologies.
Reduce Noise Pollution
Green facades and indoor green screens provide sound dampening by reducing echo and absorbing noise. The effect is creating a better environment to work in, so as to increase productivity and live in, by increasing a sense of well-being. Indoor green screens can be seen on both sides and often allow dappled light to filter through the foliage. The effect is providing a wall of vines with 2 sides being viewed while providing zoned spaces within an open plan office.
Sense Of Wellbeing
Multiple psychological studies show that the presence of plants in rooms improves morale of the occupants, which is a great positive effect for collective wellbeing within the building be it office, home or recreational space.
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SRS Group is New Zealand’s original and leading supplier of architectural rigging, fabrication and foliage green wall solutions, as well as offering bridge design consultancy services within the wider Auckland region.
With over 50 years of combined experience, our specialist teams work closely with key players in the construction industry to deliver end-to-end solutions across the civil, commercial and high-end residential markets.
Architectural Rigging Solutions
As New Zealand’s first dedicated architectural rigging company, we understand the importance of quality components. That’s why we’ve joined forces with Ronstan Tensile Architecture who supply only the highest quality componentry for all our rigging solutions. We’re also a cable manufacturer, with impressive onsite and on-request capabilities.
Design Consultancy Services
In 2020, SRS Group was hand-picked to join an exclusive and expert panel of design consultants for Auckland System Management (ASM). We work with Waka Kotahi (NZTA) and Panuku Development Auckland, offering our design expertise in the production of bridges across regional transportation systems. Our tensile mesh panel installations have been used on iconic bridges and transport network systems across the wider Auckland region, providing striking yet functional anti-throw and fall protection safety measures.
Fabrication
SRS Group is one of the country’s most trusted metal fabricators. Our experienced team can take care of the full fabrication process – whether you require our design expertise or already have a plan in place. From designers to project managers and fabricators, we’ll manage the end-to-end job in-house: developing a design using the latest CAD technology, managing the fabrication and looking after the on-site installation.
Green Walls
We are your solution for all manner of green wall support system requirements. SRS Group will manage all aspects of green infrastructure delivery – from design, through to the installation of support systems, and with our strong relationship with landscape specialists we can also arrange everything from planting, irrigation to ongoing maintenance.
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