Putting nature to work
NEDLAW active Living Walls systems represent a hybridization of two technologies that are quickly gaining in use in remediating contaminated soils, water and air in outdoor and industrial settings. These technologies are biofiltration (biological systems that use beneficial microbes to break organic pollutants down to their benign constituents), and phyto-remediation (the use of green plants to facilitate the remediation or reclamation of contaminated soils or water).

Our approach repackages these established approaches into a system that is specifically designed for the rigours of the indoor environment. NEDLAW Living Walls&trade packages nature’s ability to remove contaminants in an aesthetically pleasing format, and adapts it to the indoor environment. This represents a large step forward in science, engineering and building design.

Air is cleaned through completely natural means using processes that use no artificial chemicals. Many alternative means of cleaning the indoor environment rely on passing the air through filters with a range of chemicals that work like sponges to capture contaminants out of the air as they pass through the material. But like a sponge these filters become saturated, and once saturated they can no longer remove any contaminants. At they end of their life cycle, these filters must be disposed of along with the contaminants they contain. The filters themselves become hazardous waste, dangerous to humans and to the environment.

Active Living Walls are an ecologically friendly alternative in which air pollutants are broken down into their benign constituents. Although Living Walls are typically designed to last over twenty years, the biological aspects have the ability to continue with their functions forever. The biological component of active Living Walls is self-repairing and self-rejuvenating.