The Power of plants as PDF(Appeared in the Colorado Real Estate Journal on November 16 2004)

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Plants offer bottom-line benefits.

Plants at work has assembled new research indicating that adequate installation of interior plants can deliver bottom-line benefits and is a solid return on investment. Findings indicate that interior plants in a modern, sealed office structure could save U.S. Companies $129 billion by improving indoor air and as much as $58 billion annually by preventing sick-building illnesses. Plants could also bring about an additional $200 billion in work performance improvements by creating offices with better indoor air, because research has indicated that interior plants reduce airborne molds in a sealed office environment by as much as 50 percent. In addition, plants can significantly lower workplace stress, decrease fatigue, and enhance productivity by as much as 12 percent. Proper selection and placement of plants can also lower heating and cooling cost by as much as 20 percent. According to the international Society of Arboriculture, the net cooling effect of one young, healthy tree is equivalent to 10 room-size air conditioners operating 20 hours a day. The number of plants is dependent on many factors, but using as many plants as possible, in harmony with the given design, can achieve the best possible improvement in the indoor environment. Research has found 15 to 20 plants are enough to clean the air in a 1,500 square-foot area.

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