Duke University
Duke University is one of the most prestigious Universities in North America. Duke’s beautiful campus is surrounded by trees and green space. In order to maintain this natural atmosphere, most parking is found on the periphery of campus. And in order to soften the impact of the parking lots that do exist, Duke has undertaken bold new initiative with their Research Drive Garage which has been build with sustainability involved.
There are six Green Walls on this building, two at the front entrance consisting of a rectilinear design in the plants, and two at the rear entrance as well. The other two walls are located on alternate exits on the side of the building.
We welcome you to view Duke’s video about the garage which features the Green Walls by visiting YouTube by clicking here.
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THE PROCESS
The wall was installed in two separate installation session. First the trim and frames were installed and then the panels were delivered to the site for installation. A boom lift was required to install the panels on the wall.
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MAINTENANCE
Maintenance is performed on a bi-weekly basis throughout the spring and summer and on a monthly basis in the fall and winter. The photo shown here is immediately after a pruning session before the winter to encourage spring branching out and fuller growth.
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