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Indoor Air Improvement Plants

October 17, 2013 4:16 PM ⋅ Leave a Comment ⋅ Johanna Sofia Siljehagen

Having plants indoors is an excellent solution to increase the indoor air quality. Plants are the lungs in the environment. Research shows that indoor plants:

Help improve indoor air quality
Help reduce sick building syndrome
Help improve well being
Help improve productivity and performance
Help to lower stress and negative feelings
Help to reduce noise
Improve business image with potential clients
Contribute to fulfilling at least 75% of Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) Criteria

(Source: www.ambiusindoorplants.com.au)

This choice is very important especially in urban areas as studies shows that we spend 85% of our time indoors and the air is more polluted. Many do not know that indoor air is many times more polluted than outdoor air. Indoor plants also helps reduce stress and background noise in stressful environments.

Indoor Plants Contribute To At Least 75% Of Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) Criteria: (source: www.ambiusindoorplants.com.au)

IEQ criterion	Indoor Plants
Air pollution mitigation	Reduce all types of urban air pollution
Low Emitting Materials	Absorb toxic emissions – VOCs etc
Ventilation effectiveness	Increase effectiveness – remove CO2/add O2
Lighting	OK for Plants – OK for staff also
Noise	Absorb & buffer noise
Views	Add aesthetics & calming greenery; lower stress
Thermal comfort	Not directly influenced but tend to stabilise humidity in human comfort zone, so could have unquantified effects here
Systems controllability	Not directly influenced but stabilisation of temperature and humidity could lower air-con. energy consumption