‘Breathing wall’ to clean air near Campbelltown Station
Commuters will soon enjoy a welcome respite from Sydney’s smoggy existence with a green ‘breathing wall’ to be installed near a busy train station in southwest Sydney.
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Commuters will soon enjoy a welcome respite from Sydney’s smoggy existence with a ‘breathing wall’ to be installed near Campbelltown Station.
The green wall will be made up of a range of plant types and will clean the air in one of southwest Sydney’s busiest locations through an active ventilation system.
Junglefy, a living infrastructure expert company which wants to turn Australia’s cities into urban jungles, will deliver the pilot project in partnership with Campbelltown Council and the University of Technology Sydney.
Campbelltown Mayor George Brticevic said the innovative enterprise embraced council’s vision of becoming ‘Australia’s greenest city’.
“One of the key initiatives within the Re-Imagining Campbelltown City Centres masterplan will be the greening of our urban centres and this project is a great example,” he said.
“Campbelltown Station is one of the busiest locations in the area and a high volume of traffic, including buses and cars, release pollutants into the air each day. This project will help reduce the level of air pollution in the immediate vicinity.”
The green wall will cover 40sq m on either side of the Hurley St underpass and will clean air by reducing carbon dioxide levels and removing toxic gases.
Last month, Campbelltown recorded “hazardous” levels of air quality in light of nearby bushfires.
Air quality sensors will also be installed in coming weeks to provide real-time data to guide University of Technology Sydney research on the benefits of breathing walls.