BioPanel Hydroponic Living Green Wall System - Green wall
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CWCT Certificate
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Green wall system for resilient, long-lasting living walls. CWCT certification and a non-combustible growing medium make it and ideal for living cladding projects.
Application
Green wall living cladding system:
- For internal or external green living walls
- Suitable for new build or retrofit projects
- Creates full coverage living walls
- Acts as a rainscreen cladding system (CWCT tested).
- Suitable for commercial and residential green wall projects.
- Help meet sustainability targets including Biodiversity Net Gain, Urban Greening Factor and BREEAM
The BioPanel green wall system has been fully tested in accordance with the requirements for the Centre for Window and Cladding Technology (CWCT) and passed all tests for weather tightness, water resistance and wind resistance, confirming its full suitability and compliance for use as a cladding material for commercial and residential buildings.
The BioPanel living green wall system can be retrofitted into existing structures or used as a green wall rainscreen cladding in new building projects.
Description
Green wall living cladding system
The BioPanel living green wall system was designed in 2007 to fill the demand for a reliable and compliant green wall system suitable for the construction sector.
It has since been used to create hundreds of living green walls across the UK and further afield, including prestigious projects like No.1 Court at Wimbledon and the Apple store in San Francisco.
BioPanel is the only evergreen green wall system to have undergone CWCT (Centre for Window and Cladding Technology) testing and is suitable for use as a living cladding system.
Features and benefits:
- Hydroponic living green wall system.
- Non-combustible growing medium.
- Full coverage green walls - 60 plants per m².
- Suitable for Internal and external use.
- CWCT (Centre for Window and Cladding Technology) tested – can be used as a rainscreen cladding system.
- Independent structural assessment.
- Integrated irrigation system with remote monitoring.
- Low water usage of 1 L/m²/day.
- Dry system complies with fire classification B-s2, d0.
- Operational system complies with fire classification B-s3,d2.
- Green wall consultancy, design and installation by Biotecture.
- Maintenance packages available.
Modular panels:
The BioPanel living wall system consists of patented modular panels which include a water retentive, non-combustible stone wool growing medium, held in place by a recycled polypropylene (or aluminium) shell.
The planted panels are fixed through a void former and waterproof backing board to the secondary support structure.
Standard living wall panels are 600 x 450 mm. They can also be cut to suit. Biotecture will work with you on the green wall panel layout.
Growing medium:
The plants are grown in Grodan® a spun stone wool growing medium favoured by commercial growers because it creates a predictable environment for plant growth. It’s dimensionally stable, chemically inert, non-combustible and supremely water retentive making it ideal for living walls.
It is also made with 75% recycled content and is 100% recyclable through recognised schemes.
Irrigation:
The BioPanel green wall system includes an automatic remotely monitored irrigation system.
Irrigation pipelines run through the living wall and each 600mm x 450mm panel includes four irrigation drippers.
The BioPanel living wall system’s patented design allows careful control of the flow of water through the wall avoiding ‘pillowing’ in certain areas.
BioPanel requires a small plant room or weather-tight plant room cabinet at the height of the living wall or below.
Support structure:
The BioPanel living wall system requires a secondary support structure to provide 600 mm fixing centres for the backing board. Vertical cladding rails should have a 100 mm face. Biotecture recommend Omega Top Hat sections or the Hilti Helping Hand System.
Full living wall design, installation and maintenance service from Biotecture:
Biotecture can take your project from concept right through to completion on site. Please contact us to discuss your project.
General information
Color | Beige Black |
Finish | Matt |
Material | Aluminium Polyethylene Steel Vegetation Stonewool Guidance for specification option: Grodan. |
Shape | Rectangle |
Width | 600 mm |
Height | 450 mm |
Warranty description | Other |
Uniclass | |
CAWS | Q38/120 Modular green wall system Q32/275 Prefabricated plant containers Q31/292 Prefabricated plant containers |
Specification data - Modular unit vertical planting systems
Primary structure | Galvanized steel box sections. Guidance for specification option: Bespoke, consult manufacturer and insert requirements. Hilti helping hand system. Omega top hat system. |
Secondary support structure | Aluminium carrier rails. Guidance for specification option: ‘T’ profile rail carrier system to carry the vegetated cladding panel. |
Waterproof layer | Manufacturer guidanceInsert requirement, durable, water-resistant board of 12 mm thickness. Versapanel Eco sheet or similar backing board. Consult manufacturer for details and insert requirements. |
Irrigation | WRAS approved, high density polyethylene break tank, with integral submersible pump. Guidance for specification option:
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Modular panels | |
Type | BioPanel (vegetated cladding panels). Guidance for specification option: Injection moulded panel box to support the growing medium, formed using a black, general purpose polypropylene compound manufactured from recycled polymer. Each tile within the panel includes 16 planting holes (four per strip), with 50 mm diameter to the planting hole. Overall panel size (w x h x d): 598 x 403.5 x 62 mm. |
Growing medium | Grodan PP 100/100. Guidance for specification option: Inorganic, chemically inert and dimensionally stable growing medium with a nominal dry density of 16.8 kg/m³. Manufactured by stonewool – high alumina, low silica wool. |
Planting | Manufacturer guidanceConsult manufacturer for details and insert requirements. Plant species to be included as a series of plant matrices to create an overall planting pattern. Plants are planted into the BioTile® panels a minimum of twelve weeks prior to installation. |
Gutters | 90 x 60 x 120 mm, pressed aluminium. Guidance for specification option: 32 mm outlet. 114 mm wide, plastic. Guidance for specification option: Standard. 32 mm outlet. |
Assembly type | On site assembly. Guidance for specification option: Hydroponic panel assembled in West Sussex. Panel planting up and allowed to mature for 8—12 weeks before being installed on site. |
Design | As drawing. As reference. |
Colour | RAL, colour. Guidance for specification option: Insert colour requirement for guttering, riser covers, copings and window surrounds. |
Controller | Heron (or similar approved manufacturer). |
Lighting | Not required. Required. Guidance for specification option: Consult manufacturer for details and insert requirements. |
Thickness (overall) | 82 mm. |
Weight | 75 kg/m². Guidance for specification option: When fully saturated (panels, growing medium and plants). |
Fire performance | B-s3, d2. Guidance for specification option: If manufactured, installed and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's requirements. |
Drainage layer | Geocomposite high density polyethylene (HDPE) core with a geotextile filter thermally bonded to one side. Guidance for specification option: Geocomposite drainage layer comprising a high-performance single high density polyethylene (HDPE) core with a geotextile filter thermally bonded to one side to provide a drainage layer to the rear of the vegetated planted panels, and a waterproof layer in front of the backing board. |
Sustainability data
Contains Red List materials | No |
Country of material origin | United Kingdom |
Country of product manufacture | United Kingdom |
Manufacturing plant location | |
Material | Aluminium Polyethylene Steel Vegetation Stonewool Guidance for specification option: Grodan. |
Recyclability | Recyclable |
Recycled contentAs defined in clause 7.8 of BS EN ISO 14021 | 75 % |
Expected Life | 20 year |
BIM objects
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| Platform | Compatible | Version |
|---|---|---|
 IFC | - | 1 |
 Revit | Revit 2017 | 1 |
Product certifications
Literature
Literature type
Biotecture BioPanel Standard Details Pack 2021
BioPanel, The naturally resilient living wall system
Biotecture Living Wall CWCT Test Result Report
BioPanel Green Wall System Outline Specification
Engineering Assessment of Biotecture Living Wall System with Respect to Reaction to Fire Classification
Biotecture Living Wall structural engineering assessment
External Cladding, Living Walls and Fire Safety, Best Practice Guide
Biotecture Living Wall Acoustic Report
Case studies
Bell Court Shopping Centre Car Park Living Wall, Stratford-upon-Avon
Biotecture Highway Living Wall, southampton
Birmingham New Street Train Station Living Wall
Cannon Park Car Park Living Wall
Centrica Offices Living Wall, Oxford
Court No.1, Wimbledon Living Wall
Covent Garden Living Wall
Fosse Park Shopping Centre, Leicester
Heathrow Airport, Terminal 3, Gate 25 Living Walls
INTU car park living walls and green infrastructure, Milton Keynes
Lord's Cricket Ground Living Wall, St John's Wood
MTV Studios Living Wall, Camden
New Street Square Urban Greening Living Wall, Holborn
TJX Europe HQ, Watford
Teeside University Student Centre Living Wall, Middlesbrough
The Postal Museum courtyard living wall, London
Veolia Recycling & Recovery Facility Living Wall, Leeds
smeg Flagship Store Living Wall, Regent Street
McArthurGlen Ashford Designer Outlet
Cannon Park Student Accommodation
Legal & General Wales HQ Reception Living Wall
Living cladding at McArthurGlen Paris-Giverny Designer Outlet
Living Walls at the ‘The Sky Terrace’ Landmark Pinnacle
EQ Atrium living wall
The House of Elements; Internal Living Wall
New Bridge Street House Living Wall, Blackfrairs