Business Green: London’s giant Westfield shopping centre will be praised today for utilising an emerging green building trend designed to improve biodiversity in our towns and cities. The centre, in the west of the capital, boasts a 170m long "living wall" covered with ferns and flowers and which separates the pedestrian approach from surrounding residential areas. Westfield’s owners claims the wall has not only cut down noise pollution for local residents, but has also created an attractive …
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United Kingdom: Building industry outlines vision for green roofs and “living walls”
Business Green: London’s giant Westfield shopping centre will be praised today for utilising an emerging green building trend designed to improve biodiversity in our towns and cities. The centre, in the west of the capital, boasts a 170m long "living wall" covered with ferns and flowers and which separates the pedestrian approach from surrounding residential areas. Westfield’s owners claims the wall has not only cut down noise pollution for local residents, but has also created an attractive …
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