4.5 KiB
Construction of green walls with recycled plastic
The trend towards the use of sustainable materials in various sectors of the consumer market has produced a large number of alternatives that can be used to contribute to the reduction of the environmental impact generated by their manufacture, use and durability. Such is the case of recycled plastic plates, which can replace those materials made with overexploited raw materials, offering advantages in the face of various factors such as climate and pollution, which generally affect the functioning capacity of living walls. commonly placed in outdoor spaces.
In the local market it is possible to identify various products and materials that allow the construction of living walls, however, in a significant number of them the use of traditional materials was detected, which brings with it difficulties in their operation, duration and adaptability, without have the sustainable criterion that will allow increasing the delivery of value to the local consumer market.
User Location: Oshawa, Canada
Steps
Step 1: First you need to have the recycled plastic plate
According to the drawn pieces you need to cut them in a CNC cutting machine, the following images are the development of the gutter and the frame.
Note. Reduces and cuts are needed to be considered in the drawings to be cut to later assemble the pieces.
Step 2: Join the pieces
You have to bend the gutters and put a screw in them to maintain the shape of the gutter. You need to have 4 gutters per frame.
Step 3: Install the wall
Once the gutters and frames you want are assembled, it is time to install them on the wall.
1.-You need to place some anchors in the wall to support the green wall 2.-The frame begins to be attached to the wall 3.-Adjus the screw with a screwdriver so that it is fixed
Step 4: Modules installed
The number of modules that are desired are installed.
1.-Installed modules 2.-The plants begin to be put in the gutters 3.-Finally you finish the installation of your green wall
