Nedlaw Living Walls250 Woolwich St., S. Breslau,
Ontario N0B 1M0
Tel: (519) 648-9779
Fax: (519) 648-9669
Email: livingwalls@nedlaw.ca
LEED® Credits
A Nedlaw Living Wall, installed into a building has repeatedly qualified directly for two LEED® credits under Innovation in Design. The following chart lists potential credits that can be earned by the installation of a green wall on the interior of a building.
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LEED® Category
Energy & Atmosphere (EA):
Credit 1: Optimize Energy Efficiency Performance
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Credits and Associated point(s) that a Green wall helps to earn
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1-18 points
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| Credit 2.1: Occupant Comfort: Occupant Survey
A green wall can improve a buildings score on an occupant survey in the following ways:
- Thermal comfort; natural cooling of plants and insulation provided by the living wall system.
- Acoustics: the leaves of plants attenuate sound by reflecting, refracting and absorbing acoustic energy which leads to fewer echoes.
- Indoor air quality: have been proven to filter and substantially remove airborne pollutants.
- Other comfort issues; having greenery in and around buildings has shown to alleviate stress and increase overall wellness of its occupants.
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1 point
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Innovation in Operations (IO):
Credit 1: Innovation in Operations
Installing a green wall does not only help in gaining LEED® points but does it in an innovative way. This is accomplished by simply incorporating the technology that nature has provided instead of relying on man- made solutions, which usually require much more energy.
- A green wall is unique in that it meets a broad range of LEED® credits and does so with a single system
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1-4 points
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