Exploration of a standardised model for the static assessment of climbing plants

The project aims to systematically investigate the static load on facades caused by climbing plants under wind loads and tensile forces. In this one-year explorative project phase, the scientific, technical, and organisational foundations for the development of a standardised procedure for the static evaluation of facade greening will be laid. The focus is on systematically reviewing the state of research on wind loads, tensile forces, and dead weights on green facades with climbing plants. International studies, applicable standards, and existing methodological approaches will be analysed and examined for their relevance and applicability. Based on this, a measurement and simulation concept will be developed that takes into account both wind tunnel tests and open-air measurements. At the same time, a preliminary technical and methodological examination of parametric model approaches and AI-supported data processing for simulating static loads and recording grown real structures will be carried out. Another focus is on defining suitable, representative test setups and selecting relevant plant species, climbing support systems, and measurement locations for the follow-up project.