Location: CH2

Site: 2

Lat: - 37.814025 S

Long: 144.966765 E

Aspect: Open, on top of the building and exposed to all elements

Level: 11

Install date: 4 Dec 2015

Public Visibility: Yes - from Rainbow Alley with a telephoto lens or binoculars

CH2 Site 2

Grant installing a Tillandsia plant cage on the top of CH2 north facade. 4 Dec 2015

The narrow alley way between CH2 and the adjacent building acts as a wind tunnel and is a demanding site for any planting. As an attempt to green the building a few years before ther Tillandsias installation, the dead tissue of a climbing plant can be seen on the net support. The support beam offers some shade to the plants.

Site Check 4 Feb 2016 - plants are healthy and acclimatizing to the new environment well.

As part of this experiment, four mesh cages containing two species of Tillandsias (air plants) have been installed at challenging locations on the CH2 building. One of these locations includes the automated rotating, wooden sun screens across the front facade.

Melbourne City Council building CH2 - the red circles point to the location of three Tillandsia plant cages. 4 Dec 2015

Council House 2 (also known as CH2), is an office building located at 240 Little Collins Street in the CBD of Melbourne, Australia. It is occupied by the City of Melbourne council, and in April 2005, became the first purpose-built office building in Australia to achieve a maximum Six Green Star rating, certified by the Green Building Council of Australia.

CH2 officially opened in August 2006. and included roof and wall plantings. However at some sites planned plantings have failed to establish, and the experimental Tillandsia have been located at these difficult sites.