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Interior plants lower
O&M (Operations and Maintenance) costs while contributing to ‘Green
Building’ design considerations.
Plants cool by a process called transpiration, which, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, decreases air temperature in offices by ten degrees. A recent study out of Washington State University demonstrates that plant transpiration in an office environment releases moisture, creating a humidity level exactly matching the recommended human comfort range of 30-60%. Similarly, the same study concludes that in an absence of plants, the relative humidity in offices runs below this recommended range. When the relative humidity of office air is too low, costly materials such as wood become damaged and crack. When the relative humidity is too high the condensation of windows and exterior walls can result in costly structural damage.
According to the International Society of
Arboriculture, the net cooling effect of one young, healthy tree is equivalent
to ten room-size air conditioners operating 20- hours a day. According to
literature from the Associated Landscape Contractors of America, proper
selection and placement of plant materials can lower heating and cooling costs
by as much as 20%. These statistics have become an important tool for today’s
environmentally efficient corporate designers and facility managers such as
U.S. Energy Systems Inc. This growing energy company is enthusiastically
endorsing the use of indoor plants. Susan Odiseos,
V.P. of Corporate Communications states: “We practice what we preach and find
that our investment in interior plant services has had the expected outcome of
improving indoor air quality, supporting a positive outlook in the workplace
and increasing employee productivity.” She continued “interior plants are a
solid return on investment and a MUST for any corporation concerned with
sustainable, ‘green building’ solutions.”
TOUCH OF GREEN
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Houston, TX 77041
email: touchofgreen@email.com
713-861-6918 Fax: 713-466-7335
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