The G20 Signature Project

Nedlaw Living Walls is Canadian Innovation and we have been selected to be on the highest stage as the G20 signature project. This honour to represent Canada is one that we do not take lightly. Our team of professionals has been working non stop to ensure that this Wall will look great for years to come. It is not just though the look of the Living Wall, it is also what it is doing inside. As an active biofilter, the Nedlaw Living Wall actually works to clean the air. With our patented technology and years of research begining at the University of Guelph, Nedlaw has risen above to be the Leader in our field. Check back next week to find photos of the completed wall.

The G8 Summit

Nedlaw Living Walls is proud to be apart of the 2010 G8 Summit in Huntsville Ontario.

In the building that is to become the University of Waterlooo's new Environmental Research Facility Nedlaw has been constructing a state of the art Indoor Air Biofilter. As seen in the photo above the Living Wall has been completed in time for the G8 Summit that begins June 25th.

Drexel University (April 2009)

Nedlaw Living Walls Inc. in conjunction with Diamond and Schmitt Architects Inc. is installing a four-story Living Wall in the atrium of the Integrated Sciences Building at Drexel University (Philadelphia, PA). Nedlaw Living Walls Inc. will be designing and installing the Living Wall. This will be the largest active Living Wall in the United States and the first at an American university. See the below links for more information.

"The Philadelphia Inquirer" on March 3, 2009.

• http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/42374877.html

Drexel University News & Announcements.

• http://www.drexel.edu/bioscience/ISB%20NEWS.html
• http://www.drexel.edu/bioscience/ISB%20Interior%20Renderings.html
• http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2008/03/17/focus1.html

WWF CN Tower Climb (16 April 2009)

On April 16th NEDLAW Living Walls^TM participated in the World Wildlife Fund Canada (WWF) Team Challenge Climb of the CN TOWER. The CN Tower is the tallest freestanding building in the world. NEDLAW Living Walls entered four teams into the climb and raised over three thousand dollars for the good work of the WWF.

The Nedlaw - University of Guelph Team breaths and smiles deeply after quick climb to the top.

The teams were composed of members of NEDLAW Living Walls as well as our sister corporations NEDLAW^TM Roofs and NEDLAW^TM Living Roofs, friends and family as well as a team from the University of Guelph headed by Dr. Youbin Zheng of the Department of Environmental Biology. Our climbers ranged in age from 12 to 49. This year our youngest climber was Gunner Lee, son of Monique Lee. Dr. Darlington was our eldest, has been involved with the WWF tower climb for almost 15 years and was named one the volunteers of the year by the WWF in the late 90's.

The NEDLAW crew (not afraid of heights) stop for photo on glass floor of observation deck of CN tower.

Cambridge City Hall - Gold LEED Certification (March 2009)

NEDLAW Living Walls^TM is front and centre in Cambridge City Hall which is receiving Gold certification from LEED Canada. This is the first City Hall to receive this designation in the nation.

NEDLAW Living Walls^TM is the focal point of the central atrium with a 110 m² Living Wall of tropical plants that immediately draws visitor attention. The Living Wall contributes to improved air quality and the overall energy efficiency of the building. The Wall cleanses indoor air of chemicals, dust and spores. The building air handling system draws returned air through the living wall and returns the clean air to the indoor space.

Links:

• http://my.cagbc.org/green_building_projects/leed_certified_buildings.php?id=96&press=1&draw_column=3:3:2
• http://www.cambridge.ca/relatedDocs/TakeTheLeed%20lr%20(2).pdf
• http://www.nowpublic.com/environment/cambridge-ontario-city-hall-golden-first-city-hall-nation-achieve-gold
• http://my.cagbc.org/database/img_48b2f660c216e.pdf

WESST Corporation (June 2009)

NEDLAW Living Walls^TM helped WESST Corporation receive LEED^TM Silver accreditation, the first active living wall in the United States west of the Mississippi. Not only is it the first NEDLAW living wall to receive points under the USA LEED^TM program, but it is also the first system using plants indoors to receive LEED points in the USA. The building was designed by Studio Southwest Architects Inc. in Albuquerque, NM and built by Gerald Martin General Contractors.

The same team has been retained in joint venture with Diamond and Schmitt Architects Inc. to install a new living wall at Santa Fe Community College's new Health and Science Building.