Indoor plants at work Environmental psychologists have long proposed that indoor plants can improve workplace performance and satisfaction. Improved mood, concentration, and creativity are all benefits of keeping indoor plants. Charlie Tetiyevsky Having a plant in the office has positive outcomes, including an improved emotional state, reduced negative mood states, reduced distraction, increased creativity, and improved task-performance. Many studies have related these effects to the idea ofbiophilia, which suggests being near a plant returns us, in some small way, to our evolutionary beginnings in the prehistoric forest. Far from being just another form of interior decoration, plants are important for maintaining the habitability of the indoor environment, where most of us spend the great majority of our lives. We know plants have always maintained air quality and kept us happy and productive. Dramatically rising energy costs and a growing emphasis on sustainability should make us consider the role plants will play in the indoors of the future. Acknowledgement: Mr Peter Irga and Professor Margaret Burchett contributed to this article.
Posted on: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 07:28:16 +0000
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