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Module 1 - Why Plants? Module 2 - Design Module 3 - Plant Requirements Module 4 - Health, safety and the environment Module 5 -
. 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).
Why Plants? - Quiz
1. In a study carried out by Virginia Lohr at Washington State University, by how much was participant reaction time improved when plants were installed in a computer room?
 a) 4%
 b) 12%
 c) 17%
 d) 30%
 
2. At a sound frequency of 4000Hz, which plant has the highest measured absorption coefficient?
 a) Howea forsteriana
 b) Dracaena fragrans
 c) Spathiphyllum wallisii
 d) Philodendron scandens
 
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