Interior plants: Trends, species, and their benefits

Chatakul, Paron; Janpathompong, Shusak

doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109325

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“…The future of terrarium is anticipated to witness increased popularity and an amplified focus on the health and well-being aspects. Therefore, embracing the inclusion of plants in interior design is a valuable choice that promotes both physical and mental well-being (Chatakul and Janpathompong 2022). Therefore, the objectives of this paper are to investigate the terrarium approach in cafe setting and to study the effects of terrarium in enhancing customers' eating behaviour.…”

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Terrariums approach in cafe design on people’s eating behaviour

Nizam,

Talib

2024

ARTEKS J. Tek. Arsit.

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Nature-inspired cafés have become a trend in modern interior design, promoting quality health and well-being for the customers. To encourage people to bring nature into the built environment, terrariums have taken up the interior space to improve the quality of life. Terrariums are one of the preferred indoor gardening options that only require an individual's creativity, with or without professional knowledge. However, the terrariums approach to interior spaces is still uncommon in Malaysia, and how the terrarium approach enhances people’s eating behaviour remains unexplored. With the emerging trend of Mossarium KL, the concept of terrariums is used as part of the interior design as well as positive factors that enhance people’s eating behaviour. This paper aims to study the terrariums approach in built environments and to review the enhancements of the terrarium on people’s eating behaviour. A case study had been done on the Mossarium KL in Petaling Jaya, Selangor that adapted the concept of a terrarium in the interior space. This study's conceptual framework is based on the idea of employing terrariums as an interior landscape for exploring their potential impact on individual eating habits. This study highlights the importance of incorporating nature-based interventions, such as terrarium cafes within interior spaces and providing valuable insights into people’s eating behaviours in the cafes.

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Terrariums approach in cafe design on people’s eating behaviour

Nizam,

Talib

2024

ARTEKS J. Tek. Arsit.

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“…The layout of the instruments in the room is shown in Figure 1(b), and the specific instruments are listed in Table 1. Sansevieria trifasciata and Epipremnum aureum were selected as experimental plants in this study due to their widespread use in relevant studies [52] and their potentially high CO2 removal efficiency. They are commonly used as indoor plants in the local area where field surveys were conducted, and can adapt to low-light conditions indoors.…”

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Experimental and Simulation Research on Indoor CO2 Removal Efficiency and Fresh Air Energy Savings of Living Walls in Office Spaces

Zhang¹,

Zhang²

2023

Preprint

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Elevated indoor CO2 levels might have adverse effects on human health. However, the introduction of outdoor air to lower indoor CO2 concentrations results in significant HVAC energy consumption. Aligning with office hours and the natural light cycle, the utilization of photosynthesis in living walls offers an energy-efficient and sustainable solution for the mitigation of high CO2 levels in office spaces. This study experimentally investigates the impacts of the carbon fixation pathways, light intensity, and substrate moisture content on the CO2 removal rate of living walls at the room scale. Furthermore, the fresh air energy-saving effects of living walls under different scenarios are accurately simulated in EnergyPlus. The results demonstrate that choosing C3 plants over CAM plants in living walls yields higher CO2 removal efficiency. In a 30-m2 office room accommodating 2-3 occupants, living walls can reduce the demand for fresh air by 12.3%-27.8% and decrease fresh air energy consumption by 11.2%-28.2%. The city with the highest energy savings has energy savings that are 4.5 times greater than those of the city with the lowest energy savings. The findings of this research promote the application and development of living walls, thus providing a viable solution for improving indoor air quality.

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“…Indoor plants are affordable and can enhance the aesthetics of indoor spaces. Besides possibly improving air quality, they can also boost people’s well-being at work [ 8 , 9 ] and offer a more sustainable alternative to traditional air conditioning systems [ 10 ]. Three aspects of indoor air quality that can potentially be improved with plants are carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), indoor air temperature and relative humidity.…”

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Effects of indoor plants on CO2 concentration, indoor air temperature and relative humidity in office buildings

Jiang,

Irga,

Coe

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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This experimental study investigates the influence of indoor plants on three aspects of air quality in office spaces: relative humidity, indoor air temperature, and carbon dioxide concentration. Employing a Latin square design, we rotated three different treatments across three offices over six time periods. These treatments included a control (no plants), a low-volume treatment (five plants), and a high-volume treatment (eighteen plants) of Nephrolepis exaltata (Boston fern). Air quality parameters were continuously monitored at five-minute intervals using Trace Gas Analyzers. Generalised linear mixed modelling (GLMM) was employed to examine the effect of each treatment on relative humidity, indoor air temperature and CO2 concentration. We observed a significant positive correlation between the number of indoor plants and relative humidity levels. In offices without any plants, the median relative humidity was 29.1%. This increased to 38.9% in offices with 5 plants and further to 49.2% in offices with 18 plants. However, we did not find significant associations between the number of indoor plants and indoor air temperature or corrected CO2 concentration. Our research provides support for the use of indoor plants to increase relative humidity, which can have health benefits in dry climates, but does not provide support for using indoor plants to regulate indoor air temperatures or CO2 concentration in office environments.

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Interior plants: Trends, species, and their benefits

Cited by 7 publications

References 35 publications

Terrariums approach in cafe design on people’s eating behaviour

Terrariums approach in cafe design on people’s eating behaviour

Experimental and Simulation Research on Indoor CO2 Removal Efficiency and Fresh Air Energy Savings of Living Walls in Office Spaces

Effects of indoor plants on CO2 concentration, indoor air temperature and relative humidity in office buildings

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