For our original research area we worked on buildings. We decided to create a "green wall" on the outside of the OCAD building. This project touches upon our individual areas or research, building materials, green roofs and energy efficiency.
Green walls are beneficial in a number or ways. They provide air filtration for the outdoor environment as well as insulation in the winter and cooling in the summer which can help with the buildings energy use for heating and cooling. Green walls are also a nice alternative to the plain brick facade and can provide a more welcoming and visually appealing environment.
Any wall would serve, but we were thinking about the side wall closest to Dundas (where the loading areas is) and the one facing Butterfield Park.
We are going to do further research into materials, budget, the benefits of the "green wall", location and what kind of permission we would need as we go along.
Alexandra, Maxim and Vicenta
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