Last updated: October 2021
The first external green wall in the public space in Poland was installed on the surface of a 30 square meters wall of the Infobox building in Gdynia [1,2]. The project serves aesthetic purposes and aims to improve air quality. The wall was composed of the plants suitable for the Polish climate conditions [3].
Green wall at Infobox Gdynia
Source: http://www.zielonesciany.pl/pl/infobox-gdynia
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Nature on buildings (external)
- Green walls or facades
Key challenges
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Green space creation and/or management
- Environmental quality
- Air quality improvement
- Regeneration, land-use and urban development
- Regulation of built environment
- Promote natural styles of landscape design for urban development
Focus
Creation of new green areas
Project objectives
1) Aesthetic appreciation;
2) Better air quality [3].
Implementation activities
Building two external green walls on the surface of 30 m2. The planting pattern was made in the form of boxes in various shades of green [1].
Specification of the green wall installations from the Greenarte company website, which implemented the project: Standard panel size: 50x50 cm; System depth: 20-35 cm; Planting density - 64 pcs / m2; The weight of the system (fully hydrated with plants): 150-200 kg / m2; Plant panels filled with specialized soil substrate; Automatic irrigation system (connected to water supply or closed circuit water) [3].
Main beneficiaries
- Local government/Municipality
- Citizens or community groups
Governance
Management set-up
- Co-governance with government and non-government actors
Type of initiating organisation
- Local government/municipality
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Unknown
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
The idea came from the local gardener who took his inspiration from similar constructions in western Europe. The office Infobox Gdynia ordered the product from the Greenarte company, which implemented the project [1].
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a national policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a local policy or strategy?
Unknown
Financing
Total cost
Unknown
Source(s) of funding
- Public local authority budget
Type of funding
- Unknown
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Environmental quality
- Improved air quality
- Green space and habitat
- Promotion of naturalistic styles of landscape design for urban development
- Increased green space area
Economic impacts
- Unknown
Socio-cultural impacts
- Cultural heritage and sense of place
- Increased appreciation for natural spaces
- Education
- Increased awareness of NBS and their benefits
Type of reported impacts
Achieved impacts
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.Polish "Green Roofs" Association. (n.d.). Examples of investments in Polish municipalities (Przykłady inwestycji w polskich gminach). Green roofs and green walls - system solutions and a review of investments in Polish municipalities (Zielone dachy i żyjące ściany – systemowe rozwiązania i przegląd inwestycji w polskich gminach), 15. Available at: Source link (Accessed: 16 September 2020).
2. Greenarte company website, section on green wall in Infobox Gdynia, Source link (Accessed: 24 September 2020).
3. Greenarte company website, section on specifics of the green walls projects implemented by the company, Source link (Accessed: 24 September 2020).
4. Online article, (2012), 'Garden in the center of Gdynia. Green wall as an idea for urban architecture' ('Ogród w centrum Gdyni. Zielone ściany pomysłem na miejską architekturę'), Source link, Source link (Accessed: 24 September 2020).
2. Greenarte company website, section on green wall in Infobox Gdynia, Source link (Accessed: 24 September 2020).
3. Greenarte company website, section on specifics of the green walls projects implemented by the company, Source link (Accessed: 24 September 2020).
4. Online article, (2012), 'Garden in the center of Gdynia. Green wall as an idea for urban architecture' ('Ogród w centrum Gdyni. Zielone ściany pomysłem na miejską architekturę'), Source link, Source link (Accessed: 24 September 2020).