Edible Balcony Gardens With Rainwater Integration in Retrofit

Irene Zluwa (GRÜNSTATTGRAU) and Philipp Spörl (BOKU University) present the ESSBAR demonstration project. The aim of the project was to equip a multi-storey residential building from the 1980s in Karmarschgasse in Vienna's Favoriten district with new balconies and integrated vertical beds as part of a thermal renovation. 

These not only allow residents to grow edible plants directly in front of their apartments, but also enable resource-saving irrigation with rainwater collected on the roof and stored in an underground tank.

In this presentation, we will show you what needs to be considered in such a renovation and what effects were achieved.

This lecture series is a cooperation between the Foundation Biotopes City, the Institute for Landscape Planning (ILAP) and the Institute of Engineering Biology and Landscaping (IBLB) of the BOKU University.

Zoom link: 

https://bokuvienna.zoom.us/j/67848465261?pwd=RktrL2M5VzR0SDdaNmFTMlRjUGs3Zz09

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