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Meadow Cladding demonstrator with Josef Gartner GmbH

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We are excited to announce details of our demonstrator project with Josef Gartner GmbH (part of the Permasteelisa Group) which is currently being grown and tested in Gundelfingen, Germany.

Following the recent launch of our new Meadow Cladding system, we have been working in collaboration with Gartner to develop its first prototype of a meadow façade using our patented façade greening solution which grows native wildflower meadows that are designed to restore and enhance biodiversity in cities.

In the midst of climate change, increasing urbanisation, and legislative and policy requirements, the integration of green façades is becoming a necessary element in architecture and construction.

The project is the result of a research project carried out with Gartner – one of the world’s most advanced façade contractors – to demonstrate the integration of our system into a curtain wall façade.

“This new innovative façade explores new ways of making our cities more enjoyable and livable, offering vital year-round support for biodiversity whilst also helping mitigate urban overheating locally.”

Alistair Law, CEO at Vertical Meadow

As we move closer to Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) becoming a mandatory part of the planning system in England and the implementation of more stringent EU biodiversity regulations, we believe our Meadow Cladding technology offers a great opportunity for sustainable architecture and opens up completely new possibilities.

WILD HOPE | Can Vertical Meadows Bring Wildlife Back to Cities?

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We’re incredibly honoured that our work has been featured in the documentary film series, Wild Hope.

The episode looks at how, as urban expansion quickly replaces natural habitats, Vertical Meadow founder Alistair Law is pioneering a new way to restore native ecosystems for pollinators and create natural spaces for us all within cities.

Wild Hope highlights the changemakers – farmers, fishers, students, teachers, citizen volunteers, and scientists – who are working to restore and protect biodiversity by sharing stories that inspire and surprise audiences with bold interventions, unexpected alliances, and nature’s resilience.

We are privileged to be joined on film with our collaborators and friends at Emorsgate Seeds and Buglife, together raising awareness about how positive change is possible through local action. Our ambition, along with the team at Wild Hope is to use this as a catalyst to inspire further action and to build a movement – a community of supporters as well as active participants who seek ways to improve biodiversity in their local environments.

We hope you enjoy watching!

New cladding system will help deliver Biodiversity Net Gain

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Despite the news that the government is delaying Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) as a mandatory part of the planning system in England until January 2024, we remain undeterred. We’ve been busy working with some remarkable clients and collaborators following this summer’s launch of our new Vertical Meadow Cladding system – a patented and revolutionary facade greening solution which uses native wildflower meadows designed to restore and enhance biodiversity in cities.

Similar to our Vertical Meadow Wrap, the cladding system follows three key principles:

  1. Native plant species which are grown from seeds on site. This supports local ecology whilst at the same time reducing costs, embodied carbon, plastics (particularly from plant pots and trays) and site logistics.
  2. Industry standard materials and fixing methods. This creates a construction-friendly system that can be easily installed by the site team or existing contractors, rather than a specialist installer.
  3. Automated systems driven by sophisticated remote monitoring. This ensures that minimum input is required from the building operations team, and through continual learning from data we can minimise water consumption and carry out proactive maintenance.

We have collaborated closely on the design with our team of facade engineers to create a cladding solution which is non-combustible – something we believe to be unique for the living wall industry – and embeds multiple fail-safe systems to prevent it from drying out. By partnering with horticultural experts we’ve ensured it responds to the environmental crisis by using species-rich native wild grass and wildflower seed mixes that provide a haven for pollinators, insects, birds and butterflies.

We have been working with our chosen delivery partners, both locally and internationally, affording us credibility, expertise and manufacturing capability to bring Vertical Meadow Cladding to life on developments in various geographies (watch this space for further announcements soon!).

We will continue to research, test and develop our products to enable us to quantify, evidence, and predictively report on their environmental benefits. Our goal is to accelerate interest and uptake, in turn helping the built environment tackle the breakdown of biodiversity.

Get in touch with us to discuss the potential of using Vertical Meadow Cladding on your development.