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‘Greenville’

Functional skins for cities of tomorrow

Green living is trending …

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Green living is trending …

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Re‐naturing the city

https://ec.europa.eu/research/environment/pdf/renaturing/nbs.pdf

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Benefits

Climate control Pollution control (fine dust particles)

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Benefits

Climate control Urban heat island Energy efficiency Heat reflexion via (black) roofs Water buffer capacity Wind speed*

* Fijn stof en planten: een boeiende interactie, R. Samson, S. Denys, U-Antwerp

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Benefits

Wellbeing Attractive cities Steppingstones for wildlife Acoustic diffusion Social commitment Blank wall

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Re‐naturing the city … how

Green walls / facades Green (inclined) roofs Green squares Public (vegetable/fruit) gardens

Public involvement (<> vandalism)

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Re‐naturing the city … how

We can’t rebuild the city

We can’t plough the city

Green blanket / novel skin

Modular Lightweight Easily deployable

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Nice examples

Patrocínio House, Lisbon

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… and some less successful stories

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Science 14 atrium Brussels

Green city skin

Modular Lightweight Easily deployable

Textiles (+cable nets) Substrate Water barrier Retaining Form freedom Nutrition management

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Challenges

Design and deployment strategy

Water / nutrient distribution/reuse

Plant selection strategy green skin application <-> natural habitat

Planting (seed mat, ‘bucket’, sleeves, on site, pre-grown)

Community involvement

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Plants as a functional skin?

Pieter Heyseph@centexbel.be