Capabilities Statement 2017
WE IMAGINE OUR CITIES BEING TAKEN OVER BY “ PLANTS: ON WALLS AND ROOFS, IN TUNNELS AND “ CARPARKS, ALONG FOOTPATHS AND HIGHWAYS, INSIDE, OUTSIDE AND EVERYWHERE IN-BETWEEN. CONTENTS
History 04 Experience 06 Clients 34 Products & Services 36 Science & Innovation 43 Nursery 46 Key Differentiators 48 People 51 History
Junglefy Capabilities Statement 2017 4 HISTORY
WHO WE ARE “Our vision is to accelerate the One of Australia’s leading living infrastructure specialists, we combine plants with scientific research and technology to accelerate biological power of plants to the biological power of plants to enhance our built environment. We believe living infrastructure provides our cities with natural beauty, enhance our cities. We want living design and healthier people. to Junglefy Our Cities.” At Junglefy we design, install and maintain all kinds of living infrastructure including green walls, green roofs, façades and podiums. We are the inventors of the world’s first modular Breathing MISSION Wall, which has been scientifically proven to clean the air from To create world leading living infrastructure products and harmful pollutants including carbon dioxide (CO ), particulate matter 2 services that accelerate the natural biological nature of plants in (PM) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). our cities by investing in:
PASSION FOR PLANTS, RESEARCH AND • Research with credible and forward thinking industry TECHNOLOGY partners; Junglefy emerged from a market demand for green walls and roofs • Technology that enhances the natural abilities of plants; along with our personal passion for plants and research. Our quest is to ensure that nature can flourish in an urban environment - both • Innovative and sustainable living infrastructure products; indoors and out. • Advanced maintenance systems and processes; Research has proven plants make people happy and healthy, • A nursery that provides established, healthy plants. particularly in cities, where it’s easy to lose our connection with nature. We have a strong research focus, and we’re continually testing and adapting our systems to scientifically prove living infrastructure is an essential ingredient to the health of our cities both from a functional and aesthetic perspective. We see our cities as places to create urban jungles.
We want cities in parks instead of parks in cities, and the greatest opportunity to achieve this is by growing plants within the fabric of our built environment. First Breathing Wall is installed into Lendlease global HQ at Barangaroo. Breathing Wall wins Architecture & Design Sustainability Award for Key staff of Junglefy Green Building Product. Green Rooms trained in green Breathing Wall nominated Gardens & roof technologies in as a finalist for Green Landscapes Germany by ZinCo. Globe Award (innovation Design Construction First green wall First green roof project Completion of category) and Banksia Maintenance project – Internal Junglefy Pty Ltd is – Research roof with flagship project Employment Junglefy establishes Award (Smart Award 28 employees green wall created the City of Melbourne One Central Park of 20 staff its own nursery category).
2003 2008 2009 2010 2011 2014 2015 2016
ecoVert 1.0 Approved for Approved for NSW Approved for Research ecoVert 3.0 renamed designed and Government Funding Tech Voucher Grant Connections Federal Junglefy Green Wall. manufactured through Enterprise Government Grant Connect Commenced Research ecoVert Air renamed Collaboration with UTS UTS Stage 2 Junglefy Breathing Wall. UTS: Stage 1 Air quality UTS research released ecoVert 2.0 designed Microbiological safety bio-amelioration and proves business case and manufactured of Junglefy Green Wall capacity of the system for Breathing Wall. ecoVert Air system UTS Stage 3 ecoVert 3.0 and Optimisation of the KEY MILESTONES ecoVert Air designed operating parameters of RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT and manufactured the system and field trials Green Wall ecoVert Air PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT system
Junglefy Capabilities Statement 2017 5 Experience
Junglefy Capabilities Statement 2017 6 EXPERIENCE: GREEN WALLS
Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority Cahill Expressway & Cumberland Street The Rocks, in Sydney’s CBD, has long been a popular destination for tourists from around the world. Now, the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority (SHFA) is working to enhance our city’s public spaces and make The Rocks an exciting and inviting destination for all people, not just those visiting our beautiful city. Junglefy are proud to have collaborated with SHFA on the design and installation of two luscious green walls on Cumberland Street and George Street (under the Cahill Expressway), which have contributed to bringing the beauty and benefits of nature back into our cities.
OUR ROLE KEY INNOVATION Junglefy designed and installed a customized aluminium frame Junglefy installed a custom powder-coated, laser cut, curved drip tray for the moderately curved Cumberland Street green wall ensuring to the George Street green wall, as well as custom irrigation set-up in penetrations into the host wall was minimised. It also required a lockable cabinet and advanced dual purpose LED grow lights on a oversized holes to allow for the expansion and contraction of the specified curved track to match the curve of the green wall. Sydney Harbour Bridge.
For the George Street component of the project, Junglefy created a bespoke steel frame for the curved and slightly cambered Cahill Key Facts Expressway pylon host wall. Additionally, we were responsible for the Garden Type: 2 external green walls light study analysis on both walls, which incorporated LED technology Size of Garden: 25m2 and 142m2 to George Street. The planting design is unique to the lighting conditions but also accommodates shapes that are representative of Number of Species: 29 Worker’s cottages seen along Cumberland Street a century ago. Number of Plants: 8461 Junglefy currently maintains both of these green walls which are Maintenance: As required and season thriving in their urban environment. dependent
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Westfield Chatswood 2015
Scentre Group are currently undergoing a serious revamp of their Westfield shopping centres, with Westfield Chatswood, in Sydney’s Northern Suburbs, one of the latest to get a luxurious new facelift. Junglefy was responsible for the design, installation and ongoing maintenance of a creative new green wall, made with both real and artificial plants, which acts as a colourful feature wall leading into the newly opened Asian-inspired dining precinct.
OUR ROLE Junglefy modified the initial concept design brief provided by Scentre Key Facts Group in order to develop a more suitable design for the specified location. Considering the unique location of the green wall, recessed Garden Type: Internal green wall into FC sheet paneling, a typical ladder frame was not appropriate, Size of Garden: 36m2 and as such we designed an aluminium frame with individual posts and rails as supports for the green wall modules. We were also Number of Species: 9 responsible for developing a planting plan based on feedback from Number of Plants: 2246 the Scentre Group design team to ensure the plants met the concept brief, as well as the functional properties of the green wall. Maintenance: As required
As it is a public retail space, Junglefy completes all maintenance prior to 9am.
KEY INNOVATION Due to restrictions from the paneled façade, we created a unique drip tray, adding pond liner as an additional drip channel, leading from the modules to the conventional drip tray. We also cut the modules to size to fit comfortably behind the curved edges of the panels.
Junglefy Capabilities Statement 2017 8 EXPERIENCE: GREEN WALLS
Ravenswood Girls School Ravenswood Girls School was established in 1901 in Gordon, a suburb of Sydney. The school is still located on the original site, and has progressively expanded over the years. Opened in 2011, the Mabel Fidler Building is the hub of the school, meeting the diverse needs of the school community by providing spaces for formal and informal learning, staff and student lounges, a cafeteria, specialist performing arts spaces and school reception and administration. We created and maintain Key Facts an external green wall for this central building. Garden type: External green wall Size of garden: 140m2 OUR ROLE Junglefy provided technical design around the support frame, Number of species: 20 irrigation design and plant design. We then installed all elements of Number of plants: 9150 the green wall with modules grown off-site for six months prior to installation. Maintenance: As required and season dependent Junglefy currently maintain this green wall using elevated work platforms, ladders and mobile scaffolding.
Junglefy Capabilities Statement 2017 9 EXPERIENCE: GREEN WALLS
JunglefyBankstown Capabilities Library Statement and Knowledge 2017 Centre10 EXPERIENCE: GREEN WALLS
Bankstown Library and Knowledge Centre Award-winning Bankstown Library and Knowledge Centre (BLaKC) is a key urban redevelopment project in south-western Sydney. A creative adaptation of the former Bankstown Town Hall, it was conceived as a public space for the encouragement of intellectual, creative and social exchange.
OUR ROLE KEY INNOVATION Junglefy collaborated with FJMT on the design of the 9.5m Introducing the movement of air. This movement of air provides a high green wall. The first of its kind in Australia, it uses natural higher rate of CO2 rich air, which the plants use. It also reduces the convection to draw up through a plenum located behind the green build-up of pests and diseases, especially molds and fungi. wall. The air from the library is drawn in over the plants, which converts CO2 to O2 via a photosynthesis/microbe process. Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) are also removed by this process. Roof Key Facts mounted solar panels supplement existing natural lighting. Garden type: Internal green wall Junglefy was responsible for the fully engineered design of the Size of garden: 70m2 wall (9.5m high) supporting structure for the green wall. The success of the biowall required a uniform flow of air past the plants and this needed to Number of species: 10 be incorporated into the modular green wall layout. Junglefy’s Number of plants: 4352 modular green wall system allowed this flexibility. The growing media used within the system had a relatively high level of coconut Maintenance: As required fibre (coir), which has fantastic properties that can support beneficial bacteria while at the same time being extremely stable.
Currently Junglefy carries out the maintenance on this living infrastructure project which is thriving in its indoor environment.
Junglefy Capabilities Statement 2017 11 EXPERIENCE: GREEN WALLS
Junglefy Capabilities StatementEsque 2017 Apartments12 EXPERIENCE: GREEN WALLS
ESQUE apartments ESQUE consists of 29 luxury apartments and was completed by HELM in September 2013. All apartments were sold prior to ESQUE’s opening. This multi-storey residential building, with tight courtyard access, had challenging light conditions requiring careful plant selection for the four- storey high living green wall.
OUR ROLE Junglefy was responsible for the fully engineered support structure, Key Facts planting design, irrigation design and access methodology. We installed vertical and horizontal steel battens to the wall, fixed the Garden type: Internal green wall X-Frames to these and mounted the partly pre-grown modules to Size of garden: 72m2 (12m high) the wall. Number of species: 18 Maintenance involves twin rope access by trained horticultural technicians as well as ladder access to lower levels. Number of plants: 3465 Maintenance: As required and season dependent KEY INNOVATION The establishment of our own pre-grown plant stock allowing us to meet reduced lead-time on the project.
Junglefy Capabilities Statement 2017 13 EXPERIENCE: GREEN WALLS
UTS Building 10 Building 10 at the University of Technology (UTS) underwent significant renovations as part of the university’s buildings upgrade program. Junglefy’s green wall is located at the entrance to the breezeway between the newly built FEIT building and Building 10 and provides a beautiful outlook for what otherwise would have been an ugly standard wall.
OUR ROLE Junglefy worked with Architectus and TRACT in designing this Key Facts green wall, specifically the planting choices, drainage and irrigation design. The steel supporting frame was installed by ISIS, onto Garden type: External green wall which we installed our modular green wall system. A green roof Size of garden: 145m2 completes the top of the green wall by giving the appearance of the plants wrapping over the top. Intermediary drainage trays were Number of species: 12 installed to capture water at regular intervals to reduce the risk of Number of plants: 9,280 overwatering at the base of the wall. Maintenance: As required and season Junglefy currently maintains this green wall, which is thriving in its dependent urban environment.
KEY INNOVATION Intermediary drainage catchment trays – installing the trays across the wall enabled a much more controlled and measured delivery of water to all sections of the wall. This meant that the bottom of the wall was not wetter than the top section and lead to an extremely water efficient system which uses less than 5L of water per m2 per week. Junglefy Capabilities Statement 2017 14 EXPERIENCE: LIVING FAÇADE
Image courtesy of Collins Turner Architects R1 – Barangaroo SOUTH – Matt Moran RestAURANT Junglefy is working with Lendlease on Matt Moran’s newest restaurant and bar at the Barangaroo South precinct. Designed by Collins & Turner, it is the final building of the first stage of the precinct and looks like three plates stacked on top of each other with cascading plants and herbs planted in the planter boxes around the perimeter. This is Junglefy’s fourth project at Barangaroo and the last in the first stage of development. It is a beautiful project with great architectural design and will also be used to grow food, which is very exciting.
KEY INNOVATION Junglefy designed and manufactured bespoke planter boxes to Key Facts be cantilevered off the façade of the building in a circular pattern around the building. Garden type: 120 Planter boxes Size of garden: 180m OUR ROLE Number of species: 4 (plus herbs & vegetables) Junglefy has been engaged to provide initial technical consultation on the specifications for the planters, irrigation and growing media Type of species: Mixed herbs & vegetables as well as plant species. and a range of cascading species such as Hibbertia scandens, Trachelospermum jasminoides, Trachelospermum asiaticum, Kennedia rubicunda Maintenance: As required and season dependent
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Adelaide City Council Junglefy created a cascading living façade for the Adelaide City Council using a combination of green wall modules and planter boxes on the first floor balcony. This was the first time Junglefy’s Green Wall modules had been used on concrete columns requiring the construction of a bespoke sub-frame to ensure minimal penetrations. The Adelaide City Council’s customer centre building is now a showcase of living infrastructure representing their commitment to creating a greener, more liveable city.
OUR ROLE KEY INNOVATION Junglefy designed a customised steel structural support to work in Unique and custom subframing to work in with a cross-shaped with the cross-shaped concrete columns, which supported the 144 concrete column using minimal penetrations. Junglefy Green Wall modules. EWP access was required to install the 6m tall green walls to each of the columns and the 12 GRC planters to the first floor balcony. Key Facts Junglefy maintains the six column green walls and the 12 GRC Garden type: Living Façade and planter boxes on the first floor. Plants will be trained to meet the Green Wall plants and green wall modules therefore connecting the green façade elements and creating a cascading living façade. Size of garden: 36m2 Lord Mayor Martin Haese said: “The green Number of species: 11 wall was designed to showcase to developers Type of species: Plectrantus variegated, Chlorophytum comosum, and building owners how green infrastructure Peperomia obtusifolia, can be incorporated into building façades. City Tradascantia pallida, Convolvulus mauritanicus, greening has the potential to extend beyond Viola hederacea, Hedera planting street trees, and living walls have helix, Ficus pumila, countless benefits not just for buildings but the Neomarica gracilis, Spathiphyllum, Rumohra city as whole, helping to cool the environment, adiantiformis improve air quality and add vibrancy and Number of plants: 1152 interest to public spaces.” Maintenance: As required and season dependent
Junglefy Capabilities Statement 2017 16 EXPERIENCE: BREATHING WALL
JunglefyLendLease Capabilities Global Headquarters Statement at 2017 Barangaroo17 EXPERIENCE: BREATHING WALL
LendLease Global Headquarters at Barangaroo Junglefy provided the hero design element of the Lendlease global headquarters at Barangaroo South, a six-metre high Breathing Wall, creating a stunning entrance to the office as well as providing health and wellbeing benefits. From the outset, this project was a collaborative effort with Lendlease including design, marketing, contract negotiations and even down to the planting of the modules. Lendlease held an internal competition in which eight of their team wrote in 25 words or less what their new workplace meant to them. The winning entries were granted a day off to come out to the Junglefy nursery to do a day of planting for their own project.
OUR ROLE KEY INNOVATION Junglefy brought to this project, a comprehensive range of services. This was the first commercial installation of the innovative and award These included; a global first innovation, technical design, planting winning Junglefy Breathing Wall system in the world. It was also the design and selection, installation of steel framework, fabrication first time we partnered with a developer from the very early stages and installation of plenums, installation of fans and irrigation, pre- of the project. growing of Breathing Wall and Green Wall modules at our nursery facility at Ingleside, commissioning of the project and a 3-year performance based maintenance contract. Key Facts The current maintenance program also includes monitoring by the Garden type: Junglefy Breathing Wall research team from UTS Plants and Environmental Science and is and Green Wall part of our continuing research investment with UTS. Size of garden: 2 x 60m2 According to Cate Harris, Head of Lendlease Number of species: 6 Workplace Programs “we are proud to have Type of species: Chlorophytum, partnered with Junglefy, one of Australia’s Spathiphyllum, leading living infrastructure specialists to Epipremnum, Gibasis, Philodendron and deliver Australia’s first breathing wall, to Peperomias provide a safer, more comfortable and Number of plants: 4,500 productive working environment.” Maintenance: As required
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Junglefy Capabilities StatementOne 2017Central Park19 EXPERIENCE: LIVING FAÇADE
One Central Park One Central Park is an architectural collaboration between Ateliers Jean Nouvel and PTW Architects located in Sydney’s Chippendale. This high profile project on the former Carlton United Brewery site, is the first stage of the Central Park development. In 2014, One Central Park was awarded the world’s best tall building by The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.
OUR ROLE Junglefy worked with French botanist Patrick Blanc to deliver the Key Facts world’s tallest vertical garden at 130m high (over 1120 square metres). We were responsible for fabrication, assembly and Garden type: External living green wall installation of Blanc’s vertical garden, ensuring it met Australian (vertical garden) building standards and was integrated into the 28-month building Size of garden: 21 panels covering 1,120m2 program, including the installation of the support brackets, frames, sheeting, irrigation, felt and plants. Number of species: 383
Junglefy continues to be responsible for the ongoing maintenance Number of plants: 35,200 and plant health of the entire site. This includes weekly visual Maintenance: As required and season inspections from the ground and monthly inspections via a swing dependent stage. We check structure, plant health, treat against pests and diseases, prune and remove any rubbish.
KEY INNOVATION Junglefy engineered the support brackets and aluminium frames and modularised the whole project. The installation methodology was the first of its kind anywhere in the world for this green wall system.
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Duo Consisting of façade planters, podiums and rooftop gardens DUO represents Junglefy’s fifth living infrastructure project in the Central Park / Ultimo precinct and the first time they will install their new façade planter box technology. Developed by Frasers & Sekisui House, Duo is a high-rise luxury residential tower and predicted to become one of the world’s most recognised architectural works. Designed by Foster & Partners and constructed by Multiplex, this building brings the outside inside with plants woven into the façade of the building and rooftop.
OUR ROLE Junglefy designed and installed all landscape elements of the Key Facts project including planter boxes, Junglefy growing media, irrigation systems, plant selection as well as on-going maintenance. Garden type: Façade planters, podium planters and rooftop garden KEY INNOVATION Size of garden: 800m2 podium and rooftop 850m2 façade planters Design and manufacture of bespoke planter boxes customised for this particular green façade installation. Maintenance: As required
Junglefy Capabilities Statement 2017 21 EXPERIENCE: LIVING FAÇADE
Junglefy Capabilities StatementAdvanx 2017 East22 EXPERIENCE: LIVING FAÇADE
Advanx East Advanx East is a large, high-rise residential development in Rushcutters Bay. The project brief arose from the geographical challenge of a high water table, which required the building’s car park to be built above ground. The façade greening is aimed at improving the overall amenity of the building, with the circular artwork Footprints, designed by artist Stefanie Flaubert, representing the memory of the original tracks through this natural landscape. This unique installation showcases a synthesis between the footprints of the traditional inhabitants along a path through the living foliage, providing new insights into the location’s past.
OUR ROLE KEY INNOVATION Junglefy provided technical design support to FDC Construction, Design and manufacture of bespoke planter boxes customised for Place Design Group and Tensile around the support frame, this particular green façade installation. irrigation design, planter box design and plant design. We were then responsible for installing all plant elements of the green façade including the design and manufacture of 180 bespoke Key Facts planter boxes that were particularly suited to this green façade installation. Garden type: Green Façade Size of garden: 600m2 We provided maintenance for the first 12 months ensuring the leading shoots were trained onto the trellising wire. Due to its Number of species: 8 proximity to the main road, the maintenance of this façade has Number of plants: 1150 proved challenging. This was also due to the absence of a twin rope access static line, which was originally proposed but was removed due to budget constraints.
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Anadara and Alexander Residences, Barangaroo South Barangaroo is a landmark urban renewal project bordering on the world famous Sydney Harbour developed by construction giant Lendlease. Junglefy are involved in the Barangaroo South component of the project, specifically the Anadara and Alexander residences, which sold out in three-and-a-half hours after their August 2013 release. These highly coveted apartments were designed with their iconic Harbour setting in mind, incorporating natural colours, textures and shape to foster the residents’ connection with the environment throughout their living space. Junglefy has contributed to this, as well as the sustainability efforts of the development, through the planting of a green roof and assorted planter boxes on the Anadara and Alexander Apartment buildings, as well as green façades on both the eastern and western sides of the residences, designed to incorporate living plants into the built environment.
OUR ROLE KEY INNOVATION After being engaged by Lendlease and provided with an initial Totally concealing the irrigation system for the green façades in the design brief, Junglefy was responsible for further design steel frame and bespoke planter boxes. modifications, as well as construction, especially in relation to planter boxes and irrigation supply to the green roof, green façades, turf and mass planting zones. Additionally, Lendlease Key Facts provided specifications for us to use in our design and development of the semi-circular banquet seat on the Alexander apartments, Garden type: Custom fiberglass planter comprising of a steel frame constructed with spotted gum timber boxes, concrete insitu cladding. For the green façades on the eastern side of the building, planter boxes, turf green we were responsible for the design and engineering of the steel roof, green façades supports and associated irrigation to the planter boxes. Size of garden: 82 custom planter boxes, A tower crane and a 130 tonne mobile crane were used to move 10 concrete planter boxes, the majority of around 150 cubic-metre bulka bags of media 288m2 green roof, 13 green onto the top levels for planting. When the crane was unavailable, façades Junglefy manually transported the media and planter boxes from Number of species: 17 the basement to the roof. The custom fibreglass planter boxes were fixed onto HDPE supports in the concrete slabs for extra stability. Number of plants: 1332 These were then planted with climbers and hooked onto pre- Maintenance: As required and season installed steel mesh. The combination of our proprietary planter dependent boxes and specialized green roof mix produced exceptional growth, and led to an extremely satisfied client.
Junglefy currently maintains the living infrastructure for this project.
Junglefy Capabilities Statement 2017 24 EXPERIENCE: GREEN ROOFS
Orange Regional Museum The Orange Regional Museum is one of the most iconic buildings in Orange and perhaps the whole region. Instigated by the Orange City Council the building features a large sloping grass roof, creating additional green space that is open to the public and will be used for festivals, displaying sculptures, or movie nights.
OUR ROLE Junglefy were provided with an initial design concept, stating the Key Facts desire for soil and turf on a sloping roof, which we then assessed and modified in order to develop the best possible outcome for the Garden type: Turf green roof site. The landscape architect initially specified a certain green roof Size of garden: 1200m2 system, however after further consultation and analysis of the site, we found Geoweb to be a more appropriate customised solution Number of species: Locally-sourced blend of Tall for this roof. On the flat section of the roof, the Geoweb framework Fescue and Kentucky Blue is approximately 80mm high, and gradually increases to 200mm Grass high on the sloping section. Maintenance: Carried out by local supplier Junglefy was responsible for installing the Geoweb system and specially formulated media for the green roof, both of which will support the turf and mitigate the effects of media erosion. A crane was used to transport all materials to the roof, before being carefully installed by Junglefy. The media used on the roof was a new blowable turf underlay created by Ecoscapes specifically for this project.
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Melbourne University – Burnley Campus The Burnley Living Roofs at the University of Melbourne’s Burnley Campus is a world-class research and teaching facility – and the first of its kind in Australia. The University has established the facility to demonstrate to the wider community how green transformations can be achieved in our cities, aspiring to lead through example. Three green roofs were installed. The first is a demonstration roof with structural elements and differing depths of media. One half is irrigated and the other is not. The second, is a trial area comprising four identical test beds and the third, is a natural roof with endemic plant species and a created wetland.
OUR ROLE Junglefy provided full technical design to realise Hassell’s Key Facts (Landscape Architect) concept plans. All structural elements (decks, planters, steel grating and curved edging) were designed Garden type: Green roof to be modular so that they could be built on the ground and then Size of garden: 49m2, 12m2 and 12m2 installed on the roof. The structural elements were fabricated in Sydney, transported to Melbourne, and then reassembled on site. Number of species: 50-100 This methodology was chosen to meet the noise limitations on Number of plants: Variable site. The plants were installed by the University. The planter boxes required special attention to provide a seamless painted finish to a Maintenance: Managed by the University large surface area of sheet steel.
KEY INNOVATION Due to restricted working hours, the hard elements (decking and garden beds) were pre-fabricated in Sydney and installed on site in modular format.
Junglefy Capabilities Statement 2017 26 EXPERIENCE: GREEN ROOFS
Junglefy Capabilities Statement 2017Bridgepoint27 EXPERIENCE: GREEN ROOFS
Bridgepoint Positioned as Canberra’s most prestigious residential development, the Bridgepoint complex is located in Kingston Foreshore on the edge of Lake Burley Griffin. The development comprises of seven luxury lakeside residences, three whole-floor penthouses and 35 apartments. Junglefy designed and installed the extensive green roof over the lower level apartments so as to provide an improved outlook for the penthouses and other apartments that overlook the roof.
OUR ROLE Junglefy was provided with a conceptual design from Colin Stewart Key Facts Architects and then undertook technical and plant design to realise the architects’ vision. Junglefy oversaw the installation of Garden type: Extensive Green Roof the waterproofing and the subsequent leak detection testing then Size of garden: 1,000m2 (600m2 garden, installed the green roof drainage elements, growing media, plants 400m2 ballast) and pebble ballast. Number of species: 12 KEY INNOVATION Number of plants: 9,600 Higher density planting with mixed plant palette (including ground Maintenance: 52 weeks (now managed covers that act as mulch), no mulch. by local contractor)
Junglefy Capabilities Statement 2017 28 EXPERIENCE: GREEN ROOFS
The Steps at One Central Park Student Accommodation is located within the One Central Park precinct in inner Sydney and has been designed and developed with the student residents in mind. It is a 14 storey, 826 bed student accommodation building that also features common areas and recreation and leisure facilities. Junglefy created a green roof for level 2 and two separate landscaped areas with planter boxes on levels 1 and 13 to grow herb and vegetable gardens for the students use, to encourage community gardening and “urban farming” in its most simple form. Another key feature of the project are the three custom designed steel planter boxes at the entry that support the large, 800ltr ornamental trees. These planters are the largest standalone planters on the entire Central Park Site and were one of the more challenging elements on the project.
OUR ROLE Junglefy was responsible for the plant selection and design for Key Facts the majority of the planters, as well as the green roof on level 2. We designed, constructed and installed 3x12mm steel bench seat Garden type: Extensive Green Roof, planters and landscaped the entire area on level 1 and introduced a Quatro design planters, combination of in-situ concrete planters and Quatro planters on both intensive in-situ concrete level 1 and level 13. We installed Modwood partition walls on level 1, planters, 12mm steel planters Modwood clad hobs on level 13 and internal plants on level 1. Size of garden: 235m2 green roof, 9 rectangular and 2 round KEY INNOVATION Quatro planters, 2 concrete Selection of plant species that survive and flourish in low light planters, 3x12mm steel areas (the level 2 green roof only receives around 1 hour of planters (3.3m x 2.8m) sunlight a day). Number of species: 25 Number of plants: 4991
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LOCATION TYPE CLIENT YEAR Sydney Green Wall PCG 2008 Melbourne Green Roof City of Melbourne 2009 Sydney Green Wall FDC 2009 Canberra Green Wall Leighton Contractors 2010 Melbourne Green Wall SHAPE Group 2010 Melbourne Green Roof City of Monash 2010 Sydney Green Wall SX Projects 2010 Sydney Green Roof Royal Botanical Gardens 2010 Adelaide Green Roof Creek Studios 2011 Melbourne Green Wall APM Group 2011 Sydney Green Wall Hutchinsons 2011 Sydney Green Roof Grocon 2011 Sydney Green Wall Hooker Cockram 2011 Sydney Green Roof Lipmans 2011 Victoria Green Roof Medhurst Winery 2011 Canberra Green Wall PBS Building (ACT) Pty Ltd 2012 Canberra Green Roof BLOC Group 2012 Melbourne Green Roof Melbourne University 2012 Melbourne Green Roof City of Boroondara 2012 Sydney Green Roof Private 2012 Sydney Green Roof City of Kuring-gai 2012 Sydney Green Wall JDV Group 2012 Canberra Green Roof Doma Projects Pty Ltd 2013 Canberra Green Wall BLOC 2013 Canberra Green Roof BLOC Group 2013 Canberra Green Wall BLOC Group 2013 Melbourne Green Roof Melbourne Uni 2013 Melbourne Green Roof City of Melbourne 2013 Sydney Green Roof Kogarah City Council 2013 Sydney Green Roof Kuringai Council 2013 Sydney Green Wall Commercial Interiors 2013 Sydney Green Wall Watpac 2013 Sydney Green Wall HELM Properties 2013 Sydney Green Wall Ceerose 2013 Sydney Green Wall MPA Projects 2013 Sydney Green Wall JDV Group 2013 Sydney Green Façade Frasers Property Australia Pty Ltd 2013 Junglefy Capabilities Statement 2017 30 EXPERIENCE: OTHER PROJECTS
LOCATION TYPE CLIENT YEAR Sydney Green Roof City of Kogarah 2013 Sydney Green Wall Ceerose 2013 Sydney Green Wall Hughes Bruce 2013 Sydney Green Wall MPA Construction 2013 Wollongong Green Wall University of Wollongong 2013 Melbourne Green Roof Multiplex 2014 Sydney Green Wall City of Sydney 2014 Sydney Green Roof MW Cockram 2014 Sydney Green Roof Buildcorp 2014 Sydney Green Roof Regal Innovations 2014 Sydney Green Wall AYZ Landscapes 2014 Sydney Green Facade Tensile 2014 Sydney Green Wall ISIS Group Australia Pty Limited 2014 Sydney Green Roof Charles Peters 2014 Sydney Green Wall Guardian Childcare 2014 Sydney Green Wall Adrian Maretta 2014 Sydney Green Wall FDC Construction & Fitout Pty Ltd 2014 Sydney Green Façade Richard Crookes 2014 Sydney Green Wall WATPAC 2014 Sydney Green Roof Buildcorp 2014 Sydney Green Façade FDC 2014 Sydney Green Roof Cockram 2014 Sydney Green Wall SHAPE Group 2014 Sydney Podium Richard Crookes 2014 Wollongong Green Roof University of Wollongong 2014 Sydney Green Façade/ Built 2015 Green Roof Sydney Green Roof Richard Crookes 2015 Sydney Green Wall Fugen Constructions Pty Ltd 2015 Sydney Green Wall ISIS Group Australia Pty Limited 2015 Sydney Green Facade Lendlease Building Pty Ltd 2015 Sydney Green Wall Redwood Carpentry 2015 Sydney Green Wall Rob Keldoulis 2015 Sydney Green Roof NOVO Construction Pty Limited 2015 Sydney Green Wall Ivison Constructions 2015 Sydney Green Wall Lendlease Building Pty Ltd 2015 Sydney Green Wall Ultimo Community Centre 2015 Sydney Green Wall Scentre Design and Construction 2015 Junglefy Capabilities Statement 2017 31 Pty Ltd
EXPERIENCE: OTHER PROJECTS
LOCATION TYPE CLIENT YEAR Sydney Green Wall Tensile 2015 Sydney Plantscaping Atlassian 2015 Sydney Green Wall Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority 2015 Sydney Green Roof Your Abode 2015 Sydney Green Wall Interior2 Pty Ltd 2015 Sydney Green Wall Fugen Construction 2015 Sydney Green Roof Richard Crookes 2015 Sydney Green Wall SHAPE Group 2015 Sydney Green Wall Lendlease 2015 Sydney Green Façade/ NOVO Constructions 2015 Podium Sydney Green Wall Midnight Shift 2015 Sydney Green Wall Private 2015 Sydney Plantscaping Atlassian 2015 Sydney Green Wall Tensile 2015 Sydney Green Wall Interior2 2015 Sydney Green Wall Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority 2015 Sydney Green Wall Scentre 2015 Sydney Podium Scentre 2015 Sydney Green Roof/Podium Built 2015 Adelaide Green Wall Adelaide City Council 2016 Melbourne Green Wall ANLC 2016 Melbourne Green Wall ANLC 2016 Sydney Breathing Wall Lendlease Building Pty Ltd 2016 Monash Green Roof Monash City Council 2016 Orange Green Roof Zauner Constructions Pty Ltd 2016 Sydney Green Facade Grocon Constructors Pty Ltd 2016 Sydney Green Wall Stevens Construction (NSW) Pty Ltd 2016 Sydney Green Facade Richard Crookes 2016 Sydney Green Facade Lendlease Building Pty Ltd 2016 Sydney Green Wall Jeffrey Morton 2016 Sydney Green Wall AW Edwards 2016 Sydney Green Wall Yifang LC Pty Ltd 2016 Sydney Plantscaping Nous Group 2016 Sydney Green Roof Lindi Robertson 2016 Sydney Green Wall FDC Construction & Fitout Pty Ltd 2016 Sydney Green Wall Mirvac Constructions Pty Limited 2016 Junglefy Capabilities Statement 2017 32 EXPERIENCE: OTHER PROJECTS
LOCATION TYPE CLIENT YEAR Sydney Green Wall Lendlease Building Pty Ltd 2016 Sydney Green Wall Crown Group Pty Ltd 2016 Sydney Green Wall Ivison Constructions 2016 Sydney Green Wall Global Projects 2016 Sydney Plantscaping Impression Projects 2016 Sydney Green Wall Secret Gardens 2016 Sydney Green Roof Jarvis Constructions 2016 Sydney Planters Richard Crookes 2016 Sydney Planter Built 2016 Sydney Green Façade CplusC 2016 Sydney Plantscaping FDC Construction & Fitout Pty Ltd 2016 Sydney Planters Watpac 2016 Sydney Green Façade Lendlease Building Pty Ltd 2016 Sydney Plantscaping Atlassian 2017 Sydney Green Façade R1 2017 Sydney Green Roof Roche 2017 Sydney Green Façade Duo 2017 Sydney Green Wall Bijou 2017
Junglefy Capabilities Statement 2017 33 Clients
Junglefy Capabilities Statement 2017 34 CLIENTS
ARCHITECTS ENGINEERS BUILDERS Altis AECOM APM Group Architectus ARUP AW Edwards Bates Smart Bokor Cundall BLOC BVN DW Knox Buildcorp Collins & Turner Irwin Consult Built Cox Richardson (ACT) Steensen Varming Cockram C plus C WSP Group FDC Daryl Jackson Robin Dyke ZinCo Gmbh Fugen Constructions Davenport Campbell Grocon Denton Corker Marshall GOVERNMENT Helm Eeles Trelease City of Adelaide Hutchinsons Fender Katzilidis City of Boroondara Interior2 FJMT City of Brisbane John Holland Group GSA City of Hornsby Leighton Construction Hassell NSW Hassell VIC NBRS City of Kogarah Lendlease PTW City of Kuring-gaI Lipman Scott Carver City of Leichhardt Mirvac SJB Architects City of Melbourne Multiplex Snell Architects City of Monash NOVO Constructions Tonkin Zulaikha Greer City of Sydney Probuild Vic Lake Architects City of Waverley Richard Crookes Woodhead NSW Office of Environment & Heritage SHAPE Group (Formerly ISIS) WATPAC Woods Bagot Royal Botanical Gardens Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority PUBLICATION CONTRIBUTIONS ASSOCIATIONS City of Sydney green roof and wall policy AIA LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS Growing Green Guide AILA 360 degrees Archikidz Arcadia Landscape Architecture DEVELOPERS Catylis Properties DOMA Group Fraser’s Green Roofs Australasia Aspect Studios Aspect Studios (VIC) Property Lend Lease ACADEMIA DEM Lindsay Bennelong Holdings QIC Adelaide University Environmental Partnerships INTERIOR DESIGNERS/ Macquarie University Fifth Creek DESIGN MANAGERS Melbourne University Habitation Futurespace Monash University Hassell Prototype Design University of Wollongong Hassell (VIC) Siren UNSW Oculus SJB Interiors UTS Oculus (VIC) Unispace Tract Westfield Shopping Centre PROPERTY MANAGERS Tract (VIC) Brookfield Johnson Controls Dynamic Property Services Greencliff Scentre Group
Junglefy Capabilities Statement 2017 35 Products + Services
Junglefy Capabilities Statement 2017 36 PRODUCTS & SERVICES
SUMMARY We design, install and maintain living infrastructure systems including green walls, roofs, façades and podiums. At Junglefy we love to work creatively with our clients to “Junglefy Our Cities”, which means coming up with inventive ways to successfully integrate living infrastructure into harsh urban environments, inside and out.
We have also designed our own green wall system and in 2016 We continually test living infrastructure systems together with plant launched our award-winning Junglefy Breathing Wall, an active, types, media, irrigation and technology such as lighting. Our own modular green wall system, scientifically proven to accelerate the research, combined with lessons learnt locally and globally, means removal of air pollutants, such as carbon dioxide, volatile organic we understand what works and what doesn’t. We believe this compounds (VOCs) and particulate matter. In addition, it cools the knowledge is of greatest value when working with our clients. surrounding air temperature, resulting in energy efficiency and reduced air conditioning costs. Our green wall products have been We understand that the most important thing about living designed using non-toxic, modular materials that is cost-effective to infrastructure is that it grows and flourishes long-term. install, infinitely recyclable, scalable and easy to maintain.
Junglefy Capabilities Statement 2017 37 PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Junglefy Green Wall Key Facts Material(s): Linear Low Density Existing conventional building systems such Polyethylene (LLDPE) as curtain walls and stud frame walls can be Colour: Dark Grey readily modified to accommodate Junglefy’s Size: Customised using 500mm x innovative Green Wall system. 500mm x 130mm modules The X-Frame will be fixed onto the composite panel of the curtain wall followed by an Installation Details: Junglefy Breathing Wall fixes to all insulative panel and a back pan. substrate types including concrete, masonry and timber. If a wall doesn’t currently exist then the Breathing Wall plenum Each unitised curtain wall panel will have a structure can act as the wall, saving on costs. drainage catchment tray and an irrigation feed Water Requirements for Interior applications: 0.7 litres of water per day / m2 point. These are important to ensure optimum water efficiency and tight control of drainage Water Requirements for Exterior applications – North & West facing: 1.4 litres of water per day / m2 water in order to minimise the over watering Water Requirements for Exterior applications – East & South of the lower section of the walls as the water facing: 0.7 litres of water per day / m2 moves downwards with gravity. Lighting: For maximum effect of the Breathing wall we recommend a minimum of 3,500lx. We recommend the Junglefy range of LED lighting
Growing Media: Each module is supplied with a growing media high in coconut fibre and is 100% biodegradable and was once considered a waste material.
Maintenance: Fortnightly inspections with works carried out as required. Quarterly major services if required.
Junglefy Capabilities Statement 2017 38 PRODUCTS
Junglefy Breathing Wall Key Facts The award winning Junglefy Breathing Wall Material(s): Linear Low Density is a modular green wall system scientifically Polyethylene (LLDPE) proven to accelerate the removal of harmful air Colour: Dark Grey pollutants, such as carbon dioxide, particulates Size: Customised using 500mm x 500mm x 130mm modules and volatile organic compounds resulting in safer, more comfortable and productive working and living environments. Installation Details: : Junglefy Breathing Wall fixes to all substrate types including concrete, masonry and timber. If a What sets it apart from both our existing wall doesn’t currently exist then the Breathing Wall plenum green wall system (and others currently on structure can act as the wall, saving on costs. the global market) is the introduction of active Water Requirements for Interior applications: 3.2 litres of water per day / m2 with fans running for 8 hours or 0.7 litres atmospheric filtering through mechanical of water per day / m2 without fans running ventilation to the plant walls. This combined Water Requirements for Exterior applications – North & West with of our linear, low-density polyethylene facing: 4.8 litres of water per day / m2 with fans running for 8 modules and coconut fibre growing media is hours or 1.4 litres of water per day / m2 without fans running a clear departure from traditional green wall Water Requirements for Exterior applications – East & South systems and indoor pot-plants. facing: 3.2 litres of water per day / m2 with fans running for 8 hours or 0.7 litres of water per day / m2 without fans running
The Breathing Wall is backed by published Lighting: For maximum effect of the Breathing wall we scientific research by The University of recommend a minimum of 3,500lx. We recommend the Junglefy range of LED lighting Technology Sydney Plants and Indoor Growing Media: Each module is supplied with a growing media Environmental Quality Research Group. high in coconut fibre and is 100% biodegradable and was once More information including the full report on the research findings can considered a waste material be found here: http://junglefy.com.au/breathingwall/ Maintenance: Fortnightly inspections with works carried out as required. Quarterly major services if required.
Junglefy Capabilities Statement 2017 39 SERVICES: TECHNICAL DESIGN
LIVE & GROW Good design is not just what looks good. It also needs to perform, amaze, and fulfil its promise. When it comes to living infrastructure, it needs to live and grow.
At Junglefy we believe that green roof and wall technology management (including water conservation), system weight loading is a fundamental element of the emerging practice of living and maintenance requirements in an effort to tailor the vegetated infrastructure. As living infrastructure specialists, we don’t treat roof or wall to climactic and building constraints and our client’s green roofs and walls as just an architectural or ideological concept. needs. They are living, breathing organisms that require careful planning, care and attention.
The most advanced living infrastructure also incorporates advanced monitoring and water management systems that prolong the life of “As living infrastructure the plants and ensures effective maintenance. It is the combination of these features, which ensures the green roof, wall, podium, specialists, we don’t treat façade or planter boxes are a sustainable building solution. green roofs and walls as just As every building is unique, at Junglefy we give careful consideration to both of these aspects to find the optimal balance for a particular an architectural or ideological design. We’ve learnt that adopting a one-size-fits-all approach can concept. They are living, result in an under-engineered or overly complicated system that is ill-equipped for sustained plant growth and performance in the long breathing organisms that require term. careful planning, care and During the design phase, we prepare drawings and documents that address all issues involving plant and media selection, water attention.”
Junglefy Capabilities Statement 2017 40 SERVICES: CONSTRUCTION
STRUCTURE + NURTURE Once the design process has taken place, the key to successful and long term living infrastructure is its construction and installation.
The green roof and wall industry is an established market in Australia and commonly referred to as ‘living infrastructure’ or “It’s important to choose a ‘green infrastructure’. With market growth and maturity comes team who not only understands recognition that successful delivery and maintenance of living infrastructure requires unique skills. It is therefore important to plants, growing media and the choose a team who not only understands plants, growing media and the best irrigation techniques, but also the long term impact living best irrigation techniques, but infrastructure can have on the building itself. also the long term impact living Our experienced and trained horticulturalists can provide feedback on architectural designs for living infrastructure, such as saturated infrastructure can have on the weight, recommended plantings and the practical implementation of architectural designs, before construction commences. building itself.”
Junglefy is an accredited green roof installer (Green Roofs Australia GR101 Green Roof Design and Installation) with proven experience and skills in irrigation, waterproofing and horticulture. Junglefy also has the appropriate in-house quality assurance systems, including ISO 9001, ISO 14001, AS 4801 as well as professional indemnity and public liability insurances.
We don’t treat green roofs and walls as just an architectural or ideological concept. They are living, breathing organisms.
Junglefy Capabilities Statement 2017 41 SERVICES: MAINTENANCE & REPAIR
ONGOING CARE As plants are living organisms they require ongoing care and maintenance. If living infrastructure is designed and constructed well in the first place, the ongoing maintenance and repair is a straightforward process.
All of Junglefy’s installations come with a minimum one-year establishment maintenance program. In many cases, our clients “Junglefy drafts a customised choose to extend this maintenance program for at least three years maintenance program for each to ensure their green roof or wall investment flourishes.
We also offer maintenance and the complete repair and replanting roof and wall installation which is of green roofs and walls that were not designed or installed by then carried out by our team of Junglefy. qualified horticulturalists.” Junglefy drafts a customised maintenance program for each roof and wall installation which is then carried out by our team of qualified horticulturalists.
The majority of our team are trained in the use of elevating work platforms (EWP’s) and we also have a team of ropes trained horticulturalists to access places not readily accessible to building maintenance units (BMU’s) or EWP’s.
Junglefy Capabilities Statement 2017 42 Science + Innovation
Junglefy Capabilities Statement 2017 43 SCIENCE & INNOVATION
At Junglefy we recognise the importance of investing in research with our academic institutions. In 2014, with the assistance of a state and federal government grant we funded a research project with the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Plants and Environmental Quality Research Group to put one of our more innovative ideas through advanced and rigorous scientific testing to ensure its safety, viability and efficiency.
The result was the Junglefy Breathing Wall, the next generation such as India and China. Our strategy, however, is to drive demand modular and actively ventilated green wall system and the first of its in our developed world (where we compete for the highest building kind in the world to be scientifically tested to validate its claims. standards and certifications like Green Star, LEED, BREEAM and Well) in order to bring the costs down for developing countries. The key innovation is the addition of active air filtering through mechanical ventilation to the plant walls, is a major departure from pot plant arrangements and many other existing green wall systems currently used in our built environment. “The Junglefy Breathing Wall, Furthermore, the Junglefy Breathing Wall challenges the long held notion that buildings must be mechanically ventilated. Dr Fraser we believe, is the first modular, Torpy, the plant scientist who led the research project believes that plant based systems like the Junglefy Breathing Wall provide a actively ventilated green wall more efficient, economical and healthier alternative compared to traditional HVAC systems and one day will completely replace these system in the world to have all energy intensive techniques. claims validated by published The application of this technology is vast. We believe it has its scientific research.” strongest application in cities suffering from dangerous air pollution
Junglefy Capabilities Statement 2017 44 SCIENCE & INNOVATION
Research findings on the Junglefy Breathing Wall indicate the following key achievements:
CARBON DIOXIDE REDUCTION NOISE REDUCTION
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is exhaled as the result of human Due to our love of open plan spaces, many indoor respiration. High concentrations in our indoor environments can environments can be very noisy, which can be lead to headaches, lethargy and poor productivity. Plants reduce highly distracting and lead to poor productivity. The Junglefy
CO2 through photosynthesis, and create oxygen. The Junglefy Breathing Wall reduces reflected noise by 41%
Breathing Wall can remove 24.2 litres of CO2 per hour. This is compared to a conventional building wall.
the highest recorded CO2 removal rate recorded in scientific literature. BIOPHILIC RESPONSE Indoor plants are well known to reduce stress, VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS REMOVAL sick leave and poor productivity. This effect is Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are toxic gases known as ‘biophilia’. Many sustainable building released from printers, computers, deodorants, perfumes, rating tools have recognised the value of biophilia, and have plastics, carpets, furnishings, paints, and cleaning products. therefore included human access to nature within their VOCs are captured in the growing medium of the Junglefy recommendations. The Junglefy Breathing Wall is an effective Breathing Wall, where they are broken down and absorbed space saving means of introducing nature into our internal by biological processes. The Junglefy Breathing Wall removes built environments, creating healthier and happier building VOCs 1.5 times faster than equivalent volume of pot plants. This occupants. means that a 10m2 Junglefy Breathing Wall will remove VOCs at the same rate as 160 large pot plants. ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND IMPACT ON HEATING VENTILATION AND AIR PARTICULATE MATTER FILTRATION CONDITIONING SYSTEMS Particulate matter (PM) includes emissions from Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems vehicle exhausts, and is one of the world’s most dangerous air are highly energy intensive. In fact, 48–56% of an average pollutants. Particles smaller than 10 microns in diameter are building’s energy consumption is attributed to a building’s air so small that they can get into the lungs, potentially causing conditioning system. The Junglefy Breathing Wall reduces a serious health problems. Ten microns is less than the width building’s reliance on HVAC systems in three important ways. of a single human hair. The Junglefy Breathing Wall filters PM It actively reducesCO 2 levels and filters out other pollutants, from the air, which would otherwise end up in our lungs. The it cools ambient temperatures, and it humidifies the air. Junglefy Breathing Wall removed 95% of all small particulates, Simulation room trials demonstrated that a Junglefy Breathing from sealed chamber air, allowing the air to be returned to safe Wall could reduce HVAC energy consumption by 33% for an breathing levels within 12 minutes. average sized office, minimising a building’s carbon footprint and saving electricity costs.
* Estimates are based on a 10m2 Breathing Wall in a 100m2 office with 2.6m ceiling with 10 occupants with 1 fan under 100μE of light
This initial research project has provided us with greater scope • Determining accurately, the comparison between both current for innovation and commercialisation of our products. We will and modified versions of the wall and commercial air purification continue our investment in scientific research including the devices. following: • Testing the single pass efficiency of the Breathing Wall for other air pollutants of concern: NO x , SO x , CO. These will be the first • Field trialing and monitoring in-situ applications of the tests of this type performed on a biofilter. Breathing Wall. • Trialing the air cleaning capabilities of the system in highly • Computational Flow Dynamic modeling of the air exchange rate polluted environments for a range of air pollutants, leading to capabilities of the system to permit predictions of the potential a developed proof-of-concept model for use of the system in air quality improvements that can be achieved with in-situ non-urban settings (industrial, commercial and transport-related installations. situations). • Testing the inclusion of innovative adjunct and alternative • Testing the effects of a novel circadian rhythm lighting system on substrates in the system for their ability to enhance the CO removal rates, and providing predictions on howthe lighting particulate matter and VOC removal capacity of the system. 2 system will affect long term air quality and plant health.
Junglefy Capabilities Statement 2017 45 Nursery
Junglefy Capabilities Statement 2017 46 NURSERY
Nestled in the hills of Ingleside on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, the Junglefy nursery is where it all begins. Since its establishment in 2015, we’ve been growing all of our plants here; propagating them and growing them in pots until they’re mature enough to be planted into our green wall modules.
Typically, we have roughly forty different plant species that are (where we use bugs to eat bugs) over the use of pesticides and used in a variety of ways to supply our living infrastructure projects. harmful chemicals. We also use dam water for all of our watering at These include seven species of fern, seven varieties of Philodendron, the nursery, and run all of our pumps off solar panel systems. orchids, begonias, a couple of different types of fig and an expanding range of Australian native grasses, flowers and shrubs. “Growing and propagating our Growing and propagating our own plant stock allows us to offer clients higher quality and healthier plants, purpose grown for own plant stock allows us to our living infrastructure systems, as well as faster delivery times offer clients higher quality and and financial savings. It also means we can offer an enhanced maintenance program with the ability to swap over modules with healthier plants, purpose grown healthy thriving plant stock straight from our nursery if required. for our living infrastructure Our nursery also acts as a hub for research where we test new plant types for both our green wall and green roof systems. We systems, as well as faster delivery prefer to use Australian native plants because they encourage local biodiversity and are often better suited to our harsh times and financial savings. ” weather conditions and that means less intensive maintenance is required. We also test introduced species, which allow for greater plant variety but we don’t use these until we know they will be hardy and well-suited to Australian conditions. Both natives and introduced species have benefits and the goal of a living infrastructure project will determine what plants we would use.
From an environmental sustainability perspective, we have introduced a comprehensive pest management program at the nursery, favouring a clean site, composting and biocontrol Junglefy Capabilities Statement 2017 47 Key Differentiators
Junglefy Capabilities Statement 2017 48 KEY DIFFERENTIATORS
CLIENT SATISFACTION UNIQUE PRODUCTS • We always deliver on our promise, even if it means extra effort. Green Walls • Our internal recruitment process ensures we hire only the most • Our system is highly water efficient. For internal and south facing talented and passionate people. external walls, it uses less than five litres of water per m2 per • Our staff are trained and skilled in this niche industry. week, and uses 10-15 litres of water per m2 per week on north facing, external walls. • Our approach is holistic – we consider living infrastructure elements a part of a larger solution rather than in isolation of its • Our growing media is all natural and organically stable and can be surrounds or simply as an aesthetic solution. fully recycled at the end of its life. • We have solid relationships across different stakeholders within • Our green wall modules are made from food grade linear low the industry (architects, builders, suppliers), government (local, density polyethylene (LLDPE) and are infinitely recyclable, state, federal) and academia. scaleable and UV stable.
• We build projects incorporating all elements in-house including Breathing Wall engineering, irrigation and drainage pipework, support framing • Backed by scientific research by UTS scientists. and metal fabrication. • Proven to accelerate the removal of harmful pollutants including • We highly value Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and try to carbon dioxide (CO2), particulate matter (PM) and volatile organic incorporate it into our business wherever possible. It is our strong compounds (VOCs). belief that programs such as Archikidz and #junglefyourcities, together with empowering underprivileged sectors of the Green roofs & podiums workforce, will positively contribute to social engagement and • We have our own proprietary green roof growing media that well-being. has been locally designed for longevity using 70% mineral based recycled components. EXPERIENCE • The mix has been designed to be blown for ease and efficiency of • Over a decade of experience means we know what works installation. and what does not, which is important especially in ‘Design & Construct’ projects. RESEARCH & ACCREDITATION • Our extensive experience in the living infrastructure industry • We believe in Research and Development; enables us to critically review designs and to facilitate and − Ongoing product development results in highest performing influence design resolution to ensure long term project success. − system. • We can effectively value engineer projects to ensure the same or − We collaborate with academia around Australia to continually better outcome for the project. − develop and deepen our understanding of the possibilities • We are very experienced in large commercial construction. and challenges of living infrastructure elements. −− We are putting significant investment into the research of green wall technologies with the global research leaders in this field of expertise (University of Technology Sydney). • We have received accreditation for ISO9001, ISO14001 and AS4801.
Junglefy Capabilities Statement 2017 49 KEY DIFFERENTIATORS
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY OUR NURSERY • We run a sustainability program that operates at both a • With our own nursery we offer clients higher quality, fully- company level as well as at an individual level to influence and grown and healthier plants, purpose grown for our living educate all those associated with Junglefy. infrastructure systems.
• Our growing media is all natural and organically stable and can • Faster delivery times and financial savings as we control all be fully recycled at the end of its life. logistics and transport of planted modules to and from our nursery. • We purchase products from pest management specialists “Bugs for Bugs” to use non-toxic biocontrol measures to take • Enhanced maintenance program with the ability to swap over care of pests. modules with healthy thriving plant stock straight from our nursery. • Our green wall modules are made from food grade linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) and are infinitely recyclable. • Tried and tested plant species proven to thrive in the harsh Australian urban environment resulting in lower maintenance • We strive to find innovative ways to save water on our living costs. infrastructure projects and ensure minimal use of this scarce resource. • Fully developed understanding of each plant species and its unique requirements for light, water and pest management. • More plants and living infrastructure into our cities means we can create greater biodiversity, cleaner air, reduce the heat island effect and reconnect people with nature.
• We use dam water for all of our watering at our nursery, and we AWARDS run all of our pumps off solar panel systems. Green Building Product Award – • We have ISO14001 demonstrating our commitment to creating minimal environmental impact and continually monitoring Architecture & Design Sustainability Award 2016. and improving our environmental management standards and systems. Innovation Award Finalist Green Globe Awards, NSW Office of Environment & Heritage 2016.
Banksia Smart Award Finalist 2016.
Junglefy Capabilities Statement 2017 50 People
Junglefy Capabilities Statement 2017 51 PEOPLE
“Junglefy believe living infrastructure provides our cities with natural beauty, living design and healthier people.”
Husband and wife team, Jock and Hanna Gammon founded Junglefy in 2009 and quickly established a business renowned for delivering complex and innovative green walls and roofs including Australia’s highest vertical garden at One Central Park. They are in the business of living infrastructure and want to turn our cities into urban jungles and grow plants everywhere – on the walls of car parks and highways, inside and outside buildings, along laneways, on our rooftops. They want to Junglefy our cities and believe green roofs, walls and façades provide our cities with natural beauty and living design as well as happier and healthier people. Born entrepreneurs, Hanna and Jock have worked hard to establish Junglefy as well as other successful landscape businesses. They are also parents of three boys aged nine, six and three.
Above: Junglefy husband and wife team, Jock and Hanna Gammon Junglefy Capabilities Statement 2017 52 PEOPLE
JOCK GAMMON GEORGE CLOSE Founder & Managing Director Construction Manager Trained as a horticulturist, Jock loves plants and understands how George started working at age 14 doing seasonal harvest work on to ensure their survival in some of the most intense Australian farms in the UK progressing quickly to become a machine operator urban environments. As the Managing Director of Junglefy he works and finally the Harvest Manager. It was during this time he learned closely with clients to ensure that concepts can be realised in a how to be hard-working, resourceful and practical, skills he believes cost effective and low risk manner. He has also invented several attracted him to Australia and ultimately to the role of Construction successful living infrastructure systems, including the award winning Manager at Junglefy where he is responsible for the installation Junglefy Breathing Wall. He thrives on being challenged and coming and project management of all living infrastructure projects. up with new and better ways to do things. With a Bachelor of Science degree (with Hons) in Rural Resource Management, George understands the importance and value of our HANNA GAMMON natural resources and enjoys bringing this knowledge into the urban environment. Prior to joining Junglefy George spent seven years Chairman working for a structural landscaping business in Sydney’s Northern Hanna is trained as a molecular biologist with a Masters in Beaches as a Project Manager. Communication. As Chairman, Hanna now applies her brainpower to the success of Junglefy. Her strategic head for business and natural devotion to plants and nature have underpinned the growth ANDREW WANDS and success of Junglefy, one of Australia’s fastest growing living Horticultural Manager infrastructure companies. With over 15 years experience in the horticultural industry, Andrew is passionate about horticulture in urban environments. SUZIE BARNETT With a Diploma in Horticulture as well as a Bachelor of Science in Landscape and Amenity Management, he has experience in a range General Manager of horticulture practices from green-keeping to green roof and Joining Junglefy as General Manager, Suzie brings over a decade of wall gardens. Originally from the UK, Andrew began his career with experience in green building and a wealth of industry connections. Junglefy working on the planting and maintenance of One Central Suzie is a former executive director of the Green Building Council of Park. He currently manages the maintenance of all Junglefy’s green Australia where she was instrumental in developing Australia’s green roof and wall gardens. building movement and the uptake of Green Star. More recently, Suzie created the boutique consultancy, Good Marketing & PR, servicing companies with a sustainability focus. ANDREW BOOTH Sales Manager Suzie also sits on the boards of the Living Future Institute of Australia Trained as an Environmental Toxicologist, Andrew has furthered his and Archikidz. Building on her vast experience, Suzie aims to develop study in Environmental Sciences with Horticultural qualifications and Junglefy’s growth and position as one of Australia’s premier living a specific interest in sustainable urban horticulture. With Project infrastructure companies. Management experience, Andrew brings 10 years of scientific research to Junglefy’s innovative team. Andrew enjoys collaborating with Junglefy’s clients to realise horticultural solutions within urban construction environments.
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