EXOSHELL Green – The Green Future of Building Facades
Thanks to its specially developed system and independent support structure, EXOSHELL enables high-quality, intelligently controlled, and cost-effective green facades and roofs. Decoupled from the actual building envelope, this creates a site- and orientation-based planting concept that both enhances building efficiency and makes a measurably positive contribution to the environment and the urban climate.
Environmental Impact – Long-Term Benefits for the Environment
Surface and Ambient Cooling
Through evaporation and strategic shading, green facades noticeably lower surface, air, and ambient temperatures. They reduce heat islands, improve microclimates, and provide additional protection for the building against overheating.
Clean Air Through Natural Filtration
The green facades filter particulate matter, absorbCO₂, and increase humidity. The result: measurably better air quality in the immediate vicinity of the building—a benefit for people, the environment, and the urban climate.
More Biodiversity in the City
Through carefully selected plantings and the provision of food and nesting sites, new habitats are created for birds, insects, and pollinators. Biodiversity is promoted, and inner-city ecosystems are sustainably strengthened.
Retention and Water Management – Efficient, Smart, and Reliable
A key component of the EXOSHELL concept is the targeted management of rainwater: retention, storage, and controlled release relieve the burden on the urban sewer system while simultaneously improving water supply to green spaces. This function can be implemented particularly effectively through retention roofs.
However, this requires a sufficiently level roof surface—typically a flat roof. Only then can the water be temporarily stored instead of running off immediately. For existing buildings, therefore, the feasibility of this approach depends on the existing roof structure.
System Architecture
- Multi-layered structure consisting of root protection, water-retention mats, drainage, and substrate
- Supplementary facade retention basins or trellises with an integrated storage core
- Separate cistern with pumps, solenoid valves, and emergency overflows (separate from the drinking water system)
- Optional: Filtration and UV treatment
Functional Benefits
- "Storm Mode" for preventive relief during heavy rain
- Rainwater retention and delayed runoff to relieve pressure on the sewer system
- Self-sufficient irrigation of the plant modules
- High heat resilience through moisture buffering and slow evaporation
The chart shows the performance of 1 m² of green facade using EXOSHELL.
The graph shows the performance of 1 m² of a green roof using EXOSHELL. For every running meter of EXOSHELL, 1.5 m² of retention roof area is gained.
Intelligence That Grows With You
Greening isn’t just a visual, economic, or ecological highlight—with EXOSHELL Sense, it’s technically connected via AI and continuously learns. Sensors in the facade collect weather data, air quality readings, water levels, energy flows, and peak loads. This information is transmitted via a gateway to a cloud environment.
The data collected forms the basis for a dynamic control system: irrigation, nutrient supply, and maintenance processes using robotic mowers automatically adapt to actual conditions. This not only ensures that the plants maintain a consistently healthy and well-groomed appearance but also results in significantly more efficient operations.
At the same time, smart connectivity makes the impact of greening measurable—a decisive advantage, for example, for investors, research institutions, or operators who require transparency regarding performance and impact. And through predictive analytics, anomalies are detected early on, preventing downtime and unnecessary maintenance costs.
In this way, EXOSHELL combines ecological impact with technological precision—creating a green façade that thinks for itself.
More Greenery for Buildings and Cities
EXOSHELL’s green roofs and facades achieve their full potential through the synergy of the entire system. Together with you, the investor, we bring the concept to life—and enhance the value of properties in a sustainable way.