How Dave MacKenzie Used LiveWall to Create Living Art
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31 YEARS AGO, DAVE STARTED HIS CAREER IN HORTICULTURE,
OPENING HIS NURSERY,
HORTECH IN SPRING LAKE, MI.
IN 2007, DAVE INTRODUCED LIVEROOF,
A PLANTED GREEN ROOF SYSTEM THAT HAS GREENED OVER 1000 BUILDINGS WORLDWIDE
CATHEDRAL SQUARE – DIOCESE OF GRAND RAPIDS
AS SOON AS DAVE INTRODUCED
LIVEROOF, DESIGNERS AND BUILDING
OWNERS PRESSED HIM TO DEVELOP A BETTER LIVING WALL SYSTEM
GRAND RAPIDS DOWNTOWN MARKET
IN 2012, AFTER NEARLY FIVE YEARS OF RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT,
DAVE LAUNCHED THE LIVEWALL
OUTDOOR LIVING WALL SYSTEM
THE RAPID CENTRAL STATION
IN 2013, DAVE INTRODUCED
LIVEWALL INDOOR, A DRIP-FREE
LIVING WALL SYSTEM
GRAND RAPIDS DOWNTOWN MARKET 2ND FLOOR
IN 2013, DAVE ALSO ENTERED ARTPRIZE
FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND ‘BACK TO EDEN’ FINISHED IN THE
TOP 25 ENTRIES BY POPULAR VOTE
IN DESIGNING ‘BREATHE,’ DAVE
SOUGHT TO ILLUSTRATE THE
CRITICAL ROLE PLANTS PLAY IN OUR ABILITY TO SURVIVE
BECAUSE THE VITAL PROCESS OF
PHOTOSYNTHESIS OCCURS IN THE LEAVES,
BREATHE FEATURES GRAPHICS OF MICHIGAN NATIVE TREES
CATALPA (NORTH SIDE) OAK, BEECH, MAPLE (WEST SIDE)
How Does it Work?
HOW IT WORKS: RAIN-LIKE RAIL DELIVERY
WATER TRAVELS THROUGH
HOLLOW ALUMINUM RAILS
TO SPRAY NOZZLES ABOVE
EACH TIER OF PLANTERS