Benefits of Indoor Plants
Here at Luwasa, we take great pride in providing the highest quality indoor plant hire service. One of the main reasons for this is the benefits that indoor plants provide as well as purifying the air we breathe the presence of indoor plants has also been shown to have many other beneficial effects.
What are the benefits of indoor plants?
- Have been shown to increase and reduce feelings such as anxiety, anger, and sadness. Indoor plants have positive feelings.
- The natural structure of indoor plants provides a reduction in sound levels.
- Indoor plants provide a cooling effect.
- The peaceful ambiance that indoor plants create reduces stress levels.
- Indoor plants keep humidity to the optimum levels for human health.
- Studies have shown that indoor plants improve concentration levels leading to improved productivity, particularly for those working with computers.
- Indoor plants absorb carbon dioxide and emit oxygen which refreshes and cleans the air.
- As the morale of employees is increased due to indoor plants, there is a reduction of absenteeism in the workplace.
- Indoor plants facilitate faster recovery from mental tiredness.
- The interiors feel spacious, looked after, and clean.
- People prefer to occupy rooms that contain indoor plants.
- Improved image - interiors with quality indoor plants are perceived as "more expensive".
Why is it more beneficial to hire indoor plants now than in the past?
Indoor plants have been proven to remove harmful airborne contaminants. Most people spend the majority of their time indoors at home or work. Air conditioning, improved insulation, and energy-saving all reduce air exchange in buildings, so while indoors we breathe the same air again and again. As the modern indoor environment is virtually hermetically sealed and the construction materials used, modern synthetic furnishings, computers, electrical equipment, and everyday household products such as cleaning material, can produce harmful substances that are trapped inside the building. These all contribute to the well-recognised "sick building syndrome".
Polluted indoor air, contaminated by volatile organic compounds (VOCs), is a major cause of headaches, nausea, sore & itchy eyes, loss of concentration, and other "sick building" symptoms. The simple addition of indoor plants is a natural way to help remove these pollutants significantly.
Indoor plants absorb carbon dioxide and emit oxygen. This reduces your carbon footprint but also the increased oxygen level refreshes the air -and you! - leading to increased concentration and productivity (in various studies between 10%-15% increase).