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We have recently finished these beautiful green walls for a private client in Tasmania. What a fabulous way to add vibrance to your home.

Directly above the Council Chambers at Victoria's Monash Civic Centre, an exciting Junglefy project is now in full production mode.

The building is heritage listed for its design by the infamous Australian architect,  Harry Seidler. The most distinctive feature of the complex is described on the Harry Seidler and Associates website as being "the shape of the skylight roof over the council chamber. It consists of two opposing quadrant-shaped concrete walls which forms a semicircular vault which allows overhead daylight to enter the otherwise windowless chamber." It is directly surrounding these windows that the Junglefy living roof operation is taking place.

Under the watchful eye of Harry Seidler devotees and proud Civic Centre developers, there are many people passionately involved in the pioneering work of this project. It is a particularly unique project,  not only because of the valuable architecture, but because of its function as a research platform.

Funded by Melbourne Water, the site is to support research programs by both Monash and Melbourne Universities. Programs include the measurement and analysis of temperature fluctuations and stormwater runoff characteristics.

The programs are being run by the Faculty of Engineering at Monash and the School of Land and Environment at Melbourne University. Of particular interest is the effects shallow-depth environmental living roofs can have insulating a building from temperature and noise. Also, the ability to slow down runoff of storm water - taking away the burden on stormwater infrastructure and retaining valuable water in the urban environment. Also of interest is the ability of environmental roofs to reduce temperature build-up in urban environments reducing the effect of the urban heat island.

Plans for the rooftop include the installation of monitoring instrumentation amongst a variety of hardy drought-tolerant succulent plants.

The demolition process has involved stripping the old rooftop back in preparation for a modern waterproofing membrane. The Junglefy engineered growing media is then blown up on to the rooftop where it is laid down to specifications that serve to support the plant-life and act as living insulation on the roof slab. The lightweight planting media has been engineered to retain moisture and nutrients while providing support for the plant life over a long period of time.

Junglefy project manager, Dylan Grigg, talks enthusiastically about the project commenting on the fact that "there have been lots of sensitive challenges in both the design and construction phase working in a very busy public space and with a prominent heritage listed building." Junglefy have been very sensitive each step of the way,  ensuring technically and aesthetically Harry Seidlers revered architecture is not interfered with.

One of Junglefy's most recent green wall installations was for the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) by Leighton Contractors.

The interior fitout designed by Woodhead Architects has received a 5 Star Green Star rating under the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA)’s Interiors Rating Tool.  

Part of the architectural design specified the installation of a “living wall” covered with specially selected plants to act as a natural filter for indoor air, removing airborne contaminants helping to create a highly productive and healthy workplace for the DEEWR team and that's where Junglefy stepped in.

Junglefy designed, constructed and is now contracted to oversee the ongoing maintenance of each of the 12 green walls installed on every floor of this state of the art building.

Head Junglefy man on the job,  Dylan Grigg,  said "this contract was a great test of our ability to work on a large scale construction sites alongside a multitude of other trade and design specialists - we really enjoyed the collaboration." Dylan was particularly proud of the unique feature designed by the architects which required planting along very thin strips under storage cupboards. Such features  really helped to create an added drama to the overall aesthetic of these unusual vertical gardens.

The employees have all moved in to their new headquarters and feedback has been excellent. Dylan has reported that the plants are all doing well and settling in to their new environment (just as the employees are).

Come and see Junglefy in action as we present at the Live Green House.

The idea of the the Live Green House is to create a transportable, interactive, urban home that provides practical information on sustainable living. Visitors are encouraged to explore the Live Green House which is complete with a range of experts in sustainable design, energy, water and waste and that includes us with our Junglefy Green Wall and our presentations on Friday 16 Oct at 6-8pm and Saturday 17 Oct at 4-6pm.

Our modular green wall has already been constructed and is thriving ready for its installation in the Live Green House which will be constructed at Taylor Square in October. The Junglefy modular green wall uses the ecoVert™Pro system which has been designed to provide a cost effective, beautiful indoor and outdoor greening solution with unparalleled flexibility. We have adopted this system as a particularly attractive option developed to meet the needs of architects,  builders and contractors by providing a beautifully simple, strong and lightweight product that offers great versatility.


We are excited to be one of the leading certified installers of the ecoVert™Pro which from design through prototyping, testing and manufacturing, is 100% Australian made and owned and environmentally, ticks all the boxes.


The City of Sydney are doing great things with this innovative event by creating new partnerships for its own sustainable operations as well as supporting residents and businesses to adopt sustainable practices.

Come and have a look through the Live Green House which includes a range of experts in sustainable design, energy, water and waste (including ourselves) who will be there to answer questions and dish out advice. You can explore the Live Green House at the following upcoming Sydney events:


Art & About Sydney 2010
Hyde Park: 23 - 26 September 2010


Chinese New Year 2011
Belmore Park: 28 - 30 January 2011


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