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There's a lot of mis-information here on living walls.The reason for failure is all speculation without knowing the construction details and specifications of the wall design and maintenance. Yes, living walls require irrigation and it would be completely imprudent to install a wall such as this without irrigation (still don't know if that were the case, but I doubt it). Secondly, perhaps the irrigation failed and maintenance were done accordingly, but again I cannot fathom an irrigation system failing on such a large scale, let alone without proper and quick remediation. Any maintenance failure falls on those responsible for such.

Now, green walls, like green roofs, can be sustainable if designed and maintained properly. They can prolong the life of the buildings they are installed on and provide increased insulation along with environmental benefits of added plant life. They can use gray water for irrigation or even collect rainwater in cisterns, therefore they help eliminate run-off and strains on the storm/sewer system.

Ultimately, this failure has greater impacts on the use of these living systems. It'll be interesting to see what the result of failure truly is, but needless to say, whoever is at fault has negatively impacted sustainable design through their negligence. This should never have happened.

In the three months we've had our puppy, she's managed to make more friends than my wife and I have in the 5 yrs. we've lived in the neighborhood. It's the best possible way expose yourself, and your pup, to neighbors you never knew you had.

Keep your wallet in your front pocket and hold onto it when you're in crowded areas such a subway. Simply put, just be cognizent of your belongings.

dn, you may be thinking of the Kentlands in Gaithersburg, MD.

http://pages.montgomerycountymd.com/kentlands/