Muurbos provides a ground‑anchored vertical garden system that turns underused walls and façades into living ecosystems of native, non‑toxic climbing plants. The installations naturally insulate buildings, lower cooling and heating demand, capture rainwater, sequester CO₂, and improve air quality while also dampening noise and protecting façades. By offering a community‑focused implementation kit and a network platform, Muurbos enables property owners, schools, municipalities and other stakeholders to create affordable, low‑maintenance green walls that boost urban biodiversity and foster social cohesion.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Urban areas face rising temperatures, reduced biodiversity, and limited green space, while many building façades and walls remain unused and often unattractive. This lack of vegetation contributes to heat stress, poor air quality, and missed opportunities for community engagement in climate adaptation.
Solution
Muurbos transforms underutilized walls and façades into vertical ecosystems using native, non‑toxic climbing plants that replicate the ecological functions of trees. The system provides natural insulation, lowering indoor cooling needs in summer and reducing heating demand in winter, while also dampening noise and protecting building surfaces. Plantings capture rainwater, sequester CO₂, and improve local air quality, creating cooler microclimates and supporting urban biodiversity. By involving residents, businesses, schools, and municipalities in the planting and maintenance process, Muurbos fosters social cohesion and a sense of shared stewardship. Each individual “Muurbos” contributes to a collective, global network of green walls that together form a large, distributed forest.
Target Audience
Primary customers are property owners, housing corporations, schools, and municipalities seeking affordable, low‑maintenance greening solutions for existing building envelopes.
Features
- Ground‑anchored vertical gardens composed of locally sourced, native climbing species cultivated without toxins
- Passive thermal regulation: plant layers provide summer cooling and winter insulation for the underlying building
- Stormwater interception and CO₂ sequestration to enhance urban climate resilience
- Noise attenuation and façade protection, reducing maintenance needs for building exteriors
- Community‑focused implementation kit with plant selection guide, planting event framework, and long‑term maintenance plan
- Network platform that maps and showcases each Muurbos, aggregating data on total green wall area and carbon storage