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    Three plants - Areca Palm, Mother-in-law's Tongue, and Money Plant - were found to effectively remove pollutants from indoor air when tested for 15 years in a 50,000 square foot building with over 1,200 plants. The study found reductions in health issues like eye irritation, respiratory symptoms, and headaches among occupants compared to other buildings in Delhi. Using these air-purifying plants also increased human productivity by over 20% and reduced energy costs by over 15%.

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    Three plants - Areca Palm, Mother-in-law's Tongue, and Money Plant - were found to effectively remove pollutants from indoor air when tested for 15 years in a 50,000 square foot building with over 1,200 plants. The study found reductions in health issues like eye irritation, respiratory symptoms, and headaches among occupants compared to other buildings in Delhi. Using these air-purifying plants also increased human productivity by over 20% and reduced energy costs by over 15%.

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    howtogrowyourownfreshair how to grow your own fresh air

    KamalMeattle
    meattle@pbcnet.com

    photocredit:RhysJones(http://flickr.com/photos/rhys400d/420425672/)

    Why?Pollution

    IliveinNewDelhi,India,andIbecameallergic totheambientair

    Itwaskillingme g
    Mylungcapacityhadgonedownto70%

    Research IIT,TERI,NASA
    TheDiscovery y

    Withonlythreevarietiesofplants,wecan growourownfreshairindoors,tokeepus g , p healthy


    Thisalsoallowsustohavereducedfreshairsuppliedtobuildingsandyet meetIndustrystandardsforhealthyindoorair.

    Whicharetheseplants?
    TheLivingRoomPlant ArecaPalm
    (Chrysalidocarpuslutescens)

    TheBedroomPlant Motherinlaw'sTongue
    (Sansevieriatrifasciata)

    TheSpecialistPlant MoneyPlant
    (Epipremnum aureum)

    Formoreinformationontheseplants,visit:

    http://www.greenspaces.in/blog/ted09/

    TheResults

    Triedandtestedtheseplantsfor15yearsat:
    PaharpurBusinessCentreandSoftwareTechnologyIncubator Paharpur Business Centre and Software Technology Incubator Park,NewDelhi,India

    Itisa20yearold,50,000ft2 b ildi It i 20 ld 50 000 ft building Over1,200plantsfor300buildingoccupants

    TheResults Health&Productivity
    Studyfoundthatthereisa42%probabilityofincreasingblood oxygenby1%ifoneisinsidethebuildingfor10hours
    Ratedhealthiestbuildingin DelhibytheGovernmentofIndia* ComparedtootherbuildingsinDelhi,theincidenceof: Compared to other buildings in Delhi the incidence of:
    Eyeirritation Respiratorysymptoms R i Headaches Lungimpairment Asthma 52% 34% 24% 12% 9%

    *StudypublishedonSeptember8,2008byTheGovt.ofIndia,CentralPollutionControlBoardand * ChittaranjanNationalCancerInstitute,Kolkata,India

    TheResults EnergyConservation

    Ourexperiencepointstoanamazingincreaseinhuman productivityresultingfromusingtheseplantstobe>20%, productivity resulting from using these plants to be >20%, andenergycoststoreducebyanextraordinary>15%
    Learnmoreaboutthestudyorcheckontodaysindoorairqualityat http://www.pbcnet.com

    TheFuture
    Werenowreplicatingthisconceptinamuchlarger 1.75millionft2building Weintendtouseover60,000indoorplants! We intend to use over 60,000 indoor plants!

    Followourprogressat http://www.greenspaces.in/blog

    Why? BuildingsandClimateChange
    Worldenergydemandisexpectedtogrowby 30%inthenextdecade.Buildingsconsume40% 30% in the next decade Buildings consume 40% oftheworldsenergy*
    Inanother15years,morethan60%oftheworlds p p populationwillbelivingincitiesofover1million g inhabitants Thereisagrowingpreferenceforlivingandworking inairconditionedspaces
    *source:UnitedNationsEnvironmentProgram,March2007

    Bethechangeyouwanttoseeintheworld
    MahatmaGandhi

    thankyouforlistening
    KamalMeattle|meattle@pbcnet.com

    photocredit:RhysJones(http://flickr.com/photos/rhys400d/420425672/)

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