Suite Plants LivePanel Green Wall System
LivePanel is our patented modular green wall system, designed to be sustainable and simple. It is quick to install and effortless to maintain.
+ Where can I put a Suite Plants green wall?
Our green walls can be installed on almost any type of wall, both indoors and outdoors, as long as there is enough light for the plants.
+ Can LivePanel be customized to fit any size wall?
Yes, our LivePanel plant cassette modules are designed so that they can be cut into smaller pieces to achieve incremental sizes. LivePanel can be made to fit almost any size wall, both indoors and outdoors.
+ Can you add LivePanel to an existing space (retrofit)?
Yes, it can be added to existing spaces without any need for waterproofing or wall reinforcement/blocking.
+ What are the other advantages of Suite Plant’s LivePanel Green Wall System?
- Our wicking system uses passive irrigation, produces no wastewater or runoff, and uses up to 80% less water compared to other systems
- Can be installed in new buildings or easily added to an existing building
- Small walls can be manually watered (cost savings)
- Large walls are automatically irrigated with direct plumbing
- Our lightweight design doesn't require any wall reinforcement and is only 8.2lbs/ft
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fully planted and watered
- No need for waterproofing--our watering system is self-contained
- Suite Plants’ plant cassettes can be pre grown to give your living green wall a “fully grown” look on installation day
- Save costs on plants-uses less plants per square foot than other systems without sacrificing design possibities
- Designed for healthy plants with minimal maintenance
+ What are Plant Cassettes?
Suite Plants’ Plant Cassettes are the key component of our green wall system. These modular units, where the plants are housed, strike the right balance between ease of maintenance and robust plant health. The cassettes can be replaced, moved, or changed easily and independently.
Plant Cassettes can accommodate any plant with a 4” base. The design fosters healthy plants by allowing plants to grow upright instead of horizontally and provides room for the roots to grow.
+ Are there LivePanel CSI Specifications, Engineering documents, CAD or Revit files?
Yes, you can find all of our supporting documentation here.
+ Is LivePanel susceptible to mold or bugs?
LivePanel was designed to help minimize the possibility of these issues:
- Mold and bugs thrive in areas where air, soil and water meet. Wet soil or standing water exposed to the air is the problem. The system uses a wicking system to keep the water, soil and air separate.
- The system does not have any wet soil or standing water exposed to the air, ever.
- Additionally, to prevent stale air and mold, a small air gap is naturally incorporated into the system so that air can circulate around and behind the cassettes.
+ How are LivePanel green walls irrigated (watered)?
LivePanel living walls can be either manually watered or automatically irrigated:
- Small walls (< 200 sf) can be hand watered, thus saving the expense of connecting the wall to the plumbing system (see retrofitting)
- Larger walls are installed with our Irrigation Control Unit (“ICU”) which is connected to the building’s plumbing system and automatically waters the wall.
+ What is an Irrigation Control Unit?
- An Irrigation Control Unit (“ICU”) is box that houses an irrigation timer and a pump. This unit is used to irrigated large walls or walls that are otherwise difficult to hand water (height, lack of access, etc)
- Some optional modifications include water soluble fertilizer injectors to aid plant growth, multi-valve systems to accommodate walls that require different watering zones, and water level and temperature sensors to accurately gauge when to run water to the wall
LivePanel starts at about $125 per square foot fully installed, but the price can go up from there depending on project size, site specific details, plant selection and geography.
+ What is the lead time on a Suite Plants green wall project?
We can usually deliver LivePanel materials within 2-3 weeks, but we recommend pre-growing the plant cassettes for 6-10 weeks before installation to have a more “full” look on day 1.
