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INTERIOR PLANT BENEFITS

There's no denying the many benefits of indoor plants, but did you know...
Plants improve indoor air quality by helping to remove chemicals such as formaldehyde, carbon monoxide and VOCs. Plants act as the lungs of an indoor environment.

Plants thrive on carbon dioxide and convert it to oxygen. The increase in oxygen allows humans to be more focused, creative, attentive, happier and most important, healthier.

In business settings, plants have been shown to increase productivity, occupancy and retention rates and lower absenteeism. In hotel settings, rooms with garden views are often the first to be reserved and command premium pricing.

Our human nature wants to connect with the outdoors. Research indicates that interior landscaping is not only desirable, but a "must-do green initiative" to keep clients, tenants and customers happy and healthy.

Plants:

  1. Reduce Absenteeism
  2. Make buildings look more welcoming
  3. Improve the indoor environment
  4. make a design statement
  5. increase occupancy and retention
  6. Affect productivity and satisfaction
  7. Increase retail spending
  8. Direct pedestrian traffic
  9. Soften less attractive building features
  10. Reflect the holidays and changing seasons

Reduced Sick Building Syndrome

In a two year study of an office, Professor Tove Fjeld of the Agricultural University in Oslo, Norway noted the following reduction in ailments after the introduction of plants:

Ailment % Reduction
Fatigue 20
Headache 45
Sore/dry throats 30
Coughs 40
Dry facial skin 25

Interior plants have also been shown to have a calming effect on the people around them, which in turn decreases stress levels and can increases productivity and morale. It is also found that a space with live plants is instantly perceived as successful and well established. Plants can quickly and easily add to the overall aesthetics of an area.

Thank you to Green Plants For Green Buildings for much of the above information.
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