Why Greening System Fails? 立體綠化技術失敗原因
This example comes from the Borough of Islington, London. The green wall was installed in 2006 at Children’s Centre Paradise Park and it contained 30 species of plants.
DSDHA architects and the Islington Council are currently trying to fix the improper irrigation system.
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The irrigation system must be considered during the green wall design process if an improper system is used, it will not only increase the maintenance fee, but it will also cause the waste of labour, finance and other resources.
Problem for existing Green Wall. 现有绿墙可能面临的问题
The wrong practice in the market today results in greenwash
landscape products of low stability and high maintenance costs.
The replacement costs are beyond estimates due to the death rates
of poor systems
今日错误的植生方式已成为不穩定、高维护成本的景觀产品，
造成维护管理的成本居高不下，
无法估计因系統不良死亡的更换成本。
Reasons for failure(主要失敗原因)
1.Water pressure deficiency (外部供水无法做到稳压 / 水量不均匀)
The difference in levels results in an uneven distribution of water supplies.
施作地区地面水平高低误差使两端水量分佈不均匀。
2. Clogging of drip irrigation pipes and stability of water supplies
(滴灌管长时间会造成堵塞，无法确保供給植物水分的穩定度)
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3. Failure to control water supplies according to plant conditions,
climate conditions or weather changes.
(系统无法自动依植物或马来西亚气候及當日天候变化調節供水量)
4. Failure to deal with plant infection.
(苗木货源病虫害感染，无预防管理措施)
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5. High maintenance costs due to depend once on vendors. (后续維護需依賴专业产商，维护成本過大。)
6. Structural safety concerns.(结构安全永久性疑虑。）
6. Structural safety concerns.(结构安全永久性疑虑。）
How Octopus Design responsive proposals:
1.Avoiding the use of drip irrigation systems, hence making maintenance unnecessary and preventing clogging. Applying conical sieve/siphon cultivation methods and overflow of natural water level watering method.
避免使用滴灌系统，免除后续维护及堵塞問題。採用虹吸式种植法， 自然水位溢流澆灌。
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2. Patented conical sieve/siphon cultivation methods will allow the plants continuous moisture retention and also the enhancing of the plants natural resistance in all season.
专利虹吸式种植法，使植物24小時保水，以建立天災的預防机制， 增強植物四季抵抗力。
专利虹吸式种植法，使植物24小時保水，以建立天災的預防机制， 增強植物四季抵抗力。
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3. . Our solutions contain professional state-of-the-art vertical farming with pre-planting seedling and cultivar sterile protection, avoiding any problem related to plant diseases.
我们的系统具备专业农场，於苗木进场前統一殺菌管理， 避免苗木病菌感染问题。
我们的系统具备专业农场，於苗木进场前統一殺菌管理， 避免苗木病菌感染问题。
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4. Octopus planting system, provides a simple structural
solution which is easy to deploy and maintain: post-deployment improvements
can be handled by the owners’ DIY efforts, avoiding any excessive costs
associated with professional maintenance services.
Octopus Design
植生墙系统，系统结构简易，易于施工及维护管理；后续可交由業主自行DIY，免除专业人士維管費用。
植生墙系统，系统结构简易，易于施工及维护管理；后续可交由業主自行DIY，免除专业人士維管費用。
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5. Simulating the most productive natural growing environments,
Increasing the plans survival rate and growth , hence reducing the
risks of the cultivar plant mortality.
模拟最自然的生長方式，使植物存活率高，生長完整，降低植栽死亡更换风险。
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6. The System structure relies on non-toxic PE materials and steel frames,
providing stability and security to avoid any construction risks associated
with the green walls.
系统结构使用无毒耐用的PE材质与钢架系统，固定安全，避免植生牆在安全上的問題。