Developers offer to install special structures called Naturawall. They consist of galvanized steel sheets that are filled with soil to grow native plants and even vegetables. Sound insulation indicators of a wall equipped in this way reach 67 dB, write Designboom.
Environmental noise barriers Naturawall can become an excellent analogue of ordinary concrete structures. Photo: Naturawall
According to the developers, this system takes up 80% less space than a conventional noise-insulating wall, and reduces the effects of city noise no worse than a 50 cm thick concrete wall.
The construction of Naturawall does not require the arrangement of complex foundations, the company notes. The only requirement is a flat surface. In the built-in system, green spaces grow quickly - they provide double absorption of noise, as well as wind and dirt.
This is what Naturawall structures look like before they are planted with plants. Photo: Naturawall
Thanks to the protective coating, the Naturawall material is resistant to extreme weather conditions and atmospheric influences, which ensures a long service life of the structure. 98,5% of the wall system is made of natural materials that can be recycled.
A section of the A480 road in France is already being landscaped with the help of Naturawall. Photo: a480rondeau
In addition, plants planted in the structure in stages reduce the impact of dust, clean the air of environmental pollutants and become a new habitat for birds, bees, butterflies, lizards and other animals.
We will remind that in Vienna is gaining popularity greening of facades, because such a solution helps to avoid the summer heat. By the way, buildings equipped in this way also have soundproofing properties.
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