Warning: Even green walls can burn

CROSS advises facility managers to keep water feeds switched on

Green walls and roofs add to the aesthetic and environmental benefits of buildings, but if not managed properly they may inadvertently pose a fire risk, a report warns.

CROSS (Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures) warns that building close down procedures such as isolating automated water systems might result in the drying out of green walls, which could then present a significant fire hazard in external walls.

“Green roofs and living walls are increasing in popularity,”...

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