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Green Walls, Vertical Gardens, Plant walls, Living Walls, Evergreen Garden Walls, Vertical Plant Walls, Call it whatever you like! All these epithets are the new definitions of the soothing green interiors which are sought after in today’s office space. They are the latest trends owing to their mind-calming effects on people, especially the office worker! How so? The mantra is integrating natural environmental feels within a core corporate interior. It is this absorbing of ‘living nature’ into an urban setup that has made many office décors use plants to GO GREEN! Inviting in its outlook, green walls are projecting a whole lot of benefits and exclusive implications purely by their installation. Why the sudden Green Motivation? Not only are they living breathing artworks, but they are also a ‘wow’ factor at many office setups, thanks to their aesthetic attributes. Here’s some background to help explain this phenomenon further. When you are at work, have you ever felt a bit …

The 2017/18 financial year saw a very active coastal market once again and it is interesting to see the contrast in price and volume of house sales in each town in our service area from the previous financial year. So let’s look at the performance of each of the towns during this period. As a reference, these sales are house sales, that is, a free standing dwelling on its own title. We do not include land sales or units although freestanding dwellings with common driveways are included. The median house price is calculated as the “middle” price when all the sales are ranked from lowest to highest. Torquay again continues to have significant turnover with 249 house sales for the year which was down from 330 the previous financial year. The median house price has been calculated at $818,750, up considerably from $720,000 in 2016/17. There were 47 sales above $1m, 2 sales between $2m – $3m and just the 1 at $3,006,000 which was the top sale for the year. For context, there are c…

Moss walls offer incredible first impressions that give a point of distinction and tell your clients you are a trend setter and a leader. First impressions count, however the lasting impression will be the biophilic effects on those who see the Moss walls every day…the employees and regular visitor to the office or site. Biophilia has nothing to do with the structure or type of moss or plant. It is simply the mind’s way of telling the body that it is happy to be amongst nature. The effects of the moss wall are the same as if it was a living plant or looking at a beach or a mountain scene. One becomes transfixed on it and wants to be around it. Compare a moss wall to a blank painted gyprock wall and you will understand the difference. Biophilia is becoming more common within the built environment as designers and architects are including more ‘green and nature’ within their designs. People not only want to be around nature due to its aesthetics, but because it actually makes th…