With the "Wild Climate Wall" concept, the Institute of Acoustics and Building Physics and the Institute of Landscape Planning and Ecology at the University of Stuttgart, together with HELIX Pflanzensysteme, are making a contribution to the sustainable design of urban habitats for people, flora and fauna.

Supported by the City of Stuttgart's Climate Innovation Fund, a great idea was turned into a wonderful practical example that will hopefully serve as a blueprint for many property owners and urban planners. Around 80 m² of an existing façade on the Fraunhofer Campus in Stuttgart was greened. In addition to climate-regulating balancing functions, the green façade system also supports the healthy growth of heterogeneous plant populations and increases the structural richness to create high-quality habitats for birds and bats. the flora of the wall was also adapted to the requirements of birds and bats and is characterized above all by a high diversity of species and structures.

The initiators explain: "The microclimatic effects of the wall are being measured and analyzed. The focus is not only on recording the cooling potential of the climate wall on the surroundings, but also on identifying the hygrothermal conditions in the habitat structures. The effects of the system are related to the requirements of a healthy microclimate for humans, flora and fauna. This allows the potential for reducing heat stress to be identified and the habitat qualities for flora and fauna to be optimized in a targeted manner."

In June 2024, the wild climate wall received two awards as part of the DGNB Sustainability Challenge 2024 - the special biodiversity prize and the audience award.

Click here for the project page at the IABP of the University of Stuttgart: https://www.iabp.uni-stuttgart.de/forschung/Umweltgerechtes-Bauen-fuer-Menschen-Flora-und-Fauna/die-wilde-klimawand/