Gennaro is a Green Contractor specializing in Living Walls. His company, Eco Brooklyn, is a forward thinking green building company and leader in the New York green building movement. He has done all types of green building, from Passive House renovations to Natural Swimming Pool construction.
The Eco Brooklyn Show House is a traditional brick rowhouse with a difference: it's fronted by a living wall. Completed late last year, the Eco Brooklyn Living Wall hopes to set a precedent for the facades of residential buildings in the borough of Brooklyn – and beyond. World-Architects made a visit to see how it works.
Once found mostly in hospitals and hotel rooms, biophilic design is helping homeowners get closer to nature
In Carroll Gardens, once the inflatable Santas and Nativity scenes go back into storage, a living facade of colorful leaves and evergreens — in an intriguing pattern — will continue to thrive.