The Effect of Interior Planting on Health and Discomfort among Workers and School Children

Fjeld, T.

doi:10.21273/horttech.10.1.46

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“…Similar findings on conceived health and level of discomfort were observed in school children [68]. The authors ascribe the positive outcome in these experiments to either an improvement in air quality, or that a more pleasant visual environment affected the amount of health complaints.…”

Section: Empirical Studies On Indoor Environmentsupporting

confidence: 81%

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Biophilia: Does Visual Contact with Nature Impact on Health and Well-Being?

Grinde

Patil

2009

IJERPH

450

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It is concluded that an environment devoid of Nature may act as a “discord”, i.e., have a negative effect. While the term mismatch is used for any difference between present living conditions and the environment of evolutionary adaptation, discords are mismatches with a potentially undesirable impact on health or quality of life. The problem is partly due to the visual absence of plants, and may be ameliorated by adding elements of Nature, e.g., by creating parks, by offering a view through windows, and by potted plants. The conclusion is based on an evaluation of some fifty relevant empirical studies.

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Section: Empirical Studies On Indoor Environmentsupporting

confidence: 81%

“…A decrease in health complaints, such as tiredness and coughing, has been reported in office and hospital workers when plants were added to the work environment [67,68]. Similar findings on conceived health and level of discomfort were observed in school children [68].…”

Section: Empirical Studies On Indoor Environmentsupporting

confidence: 60%

Biophilia: Does Visual Contact with Nature Impact on Health and Well-Being?

Grinde

Patil

2009

IJERPH

450

257

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“…[13][14][15][16] Therefore, these three basic factors of plants were chosen in current research. The three features of plants (colour, odour and size), which formed the independent variables in the present research, were inspected.…”

Section: The Experimental Plantsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The effect of indoor plants on human comfort

Qin

Sun

Zhou

et al. 2013

Indoor and Built Environment

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There is growing evidence to support the notion that plants can play an important role in providing a higher quality living environment. This study conducted a series of experiments to investigate the effects of characteristics, such as colour, odour and size of plants on human comfort, which was evaluated by a satisfaction survey and physiological measurements. Different kinds of plants with different levels of colour (green, tint and multicolour), odour (no odour, slight scent and strong scent) and size (small, medium and large) were chosen for the experiment design. A survey of participants' satisfaction degree as well as measurements from electroencephalogram (EEG), electrocardiogram (ECG), oxyhaemoglobin saturation, fingertip blood flow, skin resistance and respiration rate were utilized to illustrate the response of participants to the environments either with different plants or without plants. The results demonstrated that an interior office with plants was preferred over an office without plants. The environments with green, slightly scented and small plants were reported as the most favourite conditions. The EEG and oxyhaemoglobin saturation showed significant changes when plant conditions varied. These outcomes provided design strategies for incorporating the plants into the interior office spaces and also provided the physiological variables to evaluate human comfort in the outside environment.

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“…Therefore, measurement of illumination intensity in order to assess the amount of exposure of individuals for estimation of health risks and the calculation of artificial lighting system performance is important and necessary. Therefore, there is a need for a detailed evaluation of illumination intensity (8)(9)(10). There are several patterns and ways to measure the artificial illumination intensity.…”

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Comparison of Different Methods of Measuring Illuminance in the Indoor of Office and Educational Buildings

Hajibabaei

Kord

Rasooli

2014

Jundishapur J Health Sci

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Background:The light is one of the electromagnetic waves that can be created from conversion of electrical energy into a visible energy for human eye. The illumination intensity is measured in order to compare with the quality standards of light and for estimation of energy waste and lighting system performance. Therefore, the systematic and scientific measurement principles in data validation are very important. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to measure the actual artificial lighting by various valid procedures. Materials and Methods: The overall, artificial and natural lighting has been measured at different times and in rooms with open and closed blinds mode and based on the various measuring stations. Results:The results show the artificial lighting obtained by difference methods of the overall lighting from natural lighting in closed blinds mode equal to 266 Lux and night lighting 283.5 Lux that they have no significant differences with each other (P = 0.269). As well as the illumination intensity obtained from a standard grid method is 283.5 Lux and illumination intensity based on Luminaires layout model is 274 Lux with no significant difference (P = 0.269) Conclusions: The present study shows that method of difference (subtracting the overall light from natural light) can be a good option to measure the illumination intensity of artificial lighting system in any state (open or closed curtains) and time of the day and a standard method for measuring the lighting per residential, administrative and training units.

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The Effect of Interior Planting on Health and Discomfort among Workers and School Children

Cited by 101 publications

References 14 publications

Biophilia: Does Visual Contact with Nature Impact on Health and Well-Being?

Biophilia: Does Visual Contact with Nature Impact on Health and Well-Being?

The effect of indoor plants on human comfort

Comparison of Different Methods of Measuring Illuminance in the Indoor of Office and Educational Buildings

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