Hort Innovation and NGIA: Junglefy Case Study
As a collaboration between Hort Innovation Australia and Nursery and Garden Industry Australia (NGIA), this case study with Junglefy's Horticulture Manager, Andrew Wands details how Junglefy uses research and technology to refine living infrastructure [...]
Breathing new life into St Leonards
The revitalised Mitchell Street Plaza was officially opened by Mayor Jilly Gibson at a ceremony on 28 June 2018. The new ‘pocket park’ features the world’s first outdoor Junglefy Breathing Wall™ which will assist [...]
The Local Project – ‘The Australia Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia’
Originally published in The Local Project, by Rose Onans, 27 May 2018 Photography: Rory Gardiner The Australia Pavilion at the Sixteenth International Architecture Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia has seen 10,000 [...]
ABC News – ‘Green roofs for Australian cities would help reduce flooding and save on bills, study shows’
Extract originally published on ABC News, by James Hancock (20 May 2018) It's a bold vision for Australia's future. The grey roofs of city buildings transformed into a green canopy. City councils — including [...]
Hort Journal Australia – ‘Artificial Plants? Are you for real?’
Extract from the May issue, By Gabrielle Stannus A recent research paper claims that artificial plants may act as a sink for particulate matter polluting indoor environments. However, this study ignores the potential for [...]
Daily Telegraph – ‘Leading landscape architect: Sydney can learn from New York, Singapore on green projects’
Excerpt originally published in the Daily Telegraph, 11 April 2018 Talk is cheap and it's high time the State Government finally delivers more urban greening projects before Sydney loses its unique, world-class appeal, a leading [...]
Hort Journal Australia – ‘A breath of fresh air in the green wall industry’
Extract from the April issue, by Gabrielle Stannus Recent research conducted by the University of Technology Sydney has shown that active green walls can significantly reduce indoor air pollution, thereby reducing the incidence of [...]
QANTAS magazine – ‘Next big things’
Extract from the April issue: The walls have leaves Our city air comes with all sorts of added extras, some of which are not so beneficial to our health. What if you could treat and [...]
Planning the future
Orange Regional Museum In recent reports issued by Infrastructure Australia and the Greater Sydney Commission, a coordinated and collaborative approach is being called on to plan our cities of the future. Recurring [...]
The Business Case for Living Infrastructure in the Hospitality Sector
By Jock Gammon Paragon Hotel, Sydney The last few years have seen the benefits of green or living infrastructure become more widely accepted than ever before. Green walls in office and retail [...]