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Kaatop - Plantable sandwich panel

The world's first plantable tile

Kaatop - Plantable sandwich panel

Kaá (Ka'a) means forest, vegetation. It means canopy, tree, bush, wood, leaf - or simply green

Developed by the Garden City Institute
for you to change the urban climate with biodiversity,
wonderful gardens, amazing vegetables - or even big farms

Kaatop Jardim Vertical 2
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Kaatop ornamental

Roof

Passive-active cooling

Use the power of plants to cool the environment and transform the sun's energy into leaves and freshness. In addition to reducing the absorption of solar heat due to the shading of the leaves, evapotranspiration makes Kaatop to actively cools the environment.

Kaatop vertical garden

Vertical

Inspired by nature

Kaatop simulates the functioning of plant tissues in a leaf. Its capillary irrigation system and cultivation holes allow you to create a real-plant skin to protect any building.

Simply connect it to the water and energy supply system and nature will thrive.

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Panel

Vegetables or crops

Kaatop is a smart cultivable panel that can accommodate up to 20 ornamental or agricultural seedlings per square meter and can produce a lot of food. With seeds or pre-rooted seedlings in a root ball, hydroponics or biofertigation, the cultivation possibilities are endless.

Bring back to life

Plantable

Light and fresh as a leaf

Watertight as a tile should be

Kaatop - Plantable sandwich panel

A new landscape in a few weeks

Plant and harvest as many times as you want. Grow a different garden, vegetable patch or crop on your roof or wall every season. Thanks to its special patented technology, Kaatop can safely grow plants an infinite number of times, allowing you to transform your landscape in just a few weeks.

Watertigth with no membrane

Kaatop below view
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Meets ABNT NBR 15575-5:2013 as a sealing-watertigth element

Tested for resistance to hail impacts, resistance to concentrated loads due to people walking on it and watertightness
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What are they saying about our innovation

"Fantastic roof system "

"Extremely hot summer: look what our students are growing on this fantastic rooftop system from Brazil - eggplants and many other vegetables"

Dr. Manfred Köhler
WGIN - World Green Infrastructure Network 
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Supported by

Kaatop - developed by the Garden City Institute
Supported by Finep
Supported by Fapesp
Green building council Brazil
World Green Infrastructure Network
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