Last updated: October 2021
The NBS is a building of offices which includes vertical gardens. The building brings a unique "green urban concept" into the local market, reflected in the vertical garden and the courtyard, creating a natural, vast outdoor image and a "harmony with nature" environment on each floor. Linked gardens provide a space that will allow employees working in Green Gate to relax and socialize. (1)
Green Gate Offices Vertical Gardens (2014)
MIRCEA & DRAGOS, retrieved 08/17/2018 from Sinziana Ionescu
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Nature on buildings (external)
- Green walls or facades
- Balcony greens
Key challenges
- Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13)
- Climate change adaptation
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Green space creation and/or management
- Health and well-being (SDG 3)
- Improving mental health
- Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
- Sustainable consumption
Focus
Creation of new green areas
Project objectives
1. Provide access to soothing natural beauty, necessary for mental health, for the people working in offices' cubicles (1);
2. To shield the exterior against harsh weather conditions and ultraviolet rays (2);
3. To act as a form of insulation, increasing the energy efficiency of the building and potentially earning LEED credits for it (1);
4. To create a green space area located in an industrial milieu (1).
Implementation activities
The vertical garden was designed between the north and the south wings of the building, creating an expansive natural green visual on the outside and a “harmony with nature” environment on each floor. (4)
Climate-focused activities
Climate change adaptation:
- Implement green walls or roofs to lower indoor temperature and provide insulation
Main beneficiaries
- Private sector/Corporate/Company
Governance
Management set-up
- Led by non-government actors
Type of initiating organisation
- Private sector/corporate actor/company
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Unknown
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
The initiator of the project is a private company, Green Gate Development, a branch of the Check company S Group Holding (3)
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Unknown
(According to the interview correspondence: None of these. We only wanted to provide a nice area to relax, sit, enjoy shade and greenery and breath.)
... a national policy or strategy?
Unknown
(According to the interview correspondence: None of these. We only wanted to provide a nice area to relax, sit, enjoy shade and greenery and breath.)
... a local policy or strategy?
Unknown
(According to the interview correspondence: None of these. We only wanted to provide a nice area to relax, sit, enjoy shade and greenery and breath.)
Financing
Total cost
More than €4,000,000
Source(s) of funding
- Corporate investment
Type of funding
- Direct funding (grants, subsidies, or self-financed projects by private entities)
Non-financial contribution
No
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Unknown
Economic impacts
- Unknown
Socio-cultural impacts
- Unknown
Type of reported impacts
No impacts reported
Presence of formal monitoring system
Unknown
Presence of indicators used in reporting
No evidence in public records
Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports
No evidence in public records
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No evidence in public records
References
1. Teamnet (2014), "Green Gate își deschide porțile cu un grad de ocupare de 60% și o investiție totală de 57,5 mil euro", Available at Source link (Accessed 17-8-2020)
2. Bazar (2013), "Clădirea de birouri cu grădini suspendate prinde contur. În ce stadiu e şi cum va arăta" Available at Source link (Accessed 17-8-2020)
3. Wall Street Journal (2012), "Birouri cu gradina verticala, in Bucuresti: Nota de plata a dezvoltatorului ajunge la 55 mil. euro", Available at Source link (Accessed 17-8-2020)
4. Green Gate, The Project (2013), Available at Source link (Accessed 17-8-2020)
2. Bazar (2013), "Clădirea de birouri cu grădini suspendate prinde contur. În ce stadiu e şi cum va arăta" Available at Source link (Accessed 17-8-2020)
3. Wall Street Journal (2012), "Birouri cu gradina verticala, in Bucuresti: Nota de plata a dezvoltatorului ajunge la 55 mil. euro", Available at Source link (Accessed 17-8-2020)
4. Green Gate, The Project (2013), Available at Source link (Accessed 17-8-2020)
Green Gate Offices Vertical Gardens (2018)
Alina Bordei and Sinziana Ionescu, retrieved 08/17/2018