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Module 1 - Why Plants? Module 2 - Design Module 3 - Plant Requirements Module 4 - Health, safety and the environment Module 5 -  Installation & Maintenance of plant displays
 
. Why Plants?
 
 
  Introduction
1. Psychological and behavioural benefits
2. Enhancing the image of a building
3. Wayfinding and signposting
4. Improving the indoor environment
5. Educational, historical and cultural aspects
6. Quiz
. Quick Links
 

Link to Plants for People web site for more information on the benefits of interior plants.

Link to the Healthy Green in the Workplace web site for information on how to promote the use of interior plants in workplaces.
Link to the British Council for Offices (BCO), which promotes best practice in work place design.

Click here to visit Rentokil Initial's Research and Development web site

Click here if you would like more information on our on-site seminars (UK only at present).
Acknowledgments and credits

 

The CPD training course on this web site is the result of many hours of work and the assistance of several people.

 

Project manager

Kenneth Freeman

 

Authors

Kenneth Freeman

Mike Lothian

 

Web site design and development

Craig Hepburn

Paul Donegan

 

Photography and illustrations

David Cropp

Paul Sturgess

Kenneth Freeman

 

Photographs were also supplied by

Rentokil Tropical Plants Australia

Rentokil Tropical Plants Belgium

Rentokil Tropical Plants Finland

Rentokil Tropical Plants Netherlands

Rentokil Tropical Plants New Zealand

Rentokil Tropical Plants Norway

Rentokil Tropical Plants South Africa

Rentokil Tropical Plants UK

Initial Tropical Plants USA

 

The authors would like to thank the following for their advice on the content of this CPD material, corrections and proof reading.

Denise Eichmann - Initial Tropical Plants USA

Donna Freeman - Proof reading services

Jim Read - Rentokil Tropical Plants Canada

Paul Sturgess - Rentokil Tropical Plants UK

 

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