The spread of the Covid -19 virus was slowed in indoor environments with higher humidity an University of Oregon study shows.
Hello friends,
This week Earth Week is being celebrated around the globe. First celebrated on April 22, 1970, Earth Week means different things to different people, reflecting the diversity of humanity on this planet we share.
Plantscape Designs Inc is celebrating by sharing with you some recent research results on how to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. This study, 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Built Environment Considerations to Reduce Transmission from researchers at UC Davis and the University of Oregon, found that the spread of the virus was slowed in indoor environments with higher humidity.
“Virus particles like drier air, so maintaining a high relative humidity can help. Virus-bearing droplets get bigger in humid air, meaning they settle out more quickly and don’t travel as far. Humidity also seems to interfere with the lipid envelope around viruses such as SARS-CoV-2.”
As interior landscapers have long known, plants increase interior humidity by pulling water up from their roots and transpiring most of it into the atmosphere around them through their stomata. This higher humidity increases human comfort, decreases respiratory and skin irritations and decreases demand on building HVAC systems, lowering the building’s energy costs and carbon footprint.
The healing power of nature never ceases to amaze. Thanks to Jennifer Farmer for sending us this research link.
Along with sharing the planet with each other, we also share our humanity with each other. And this is being beautifully done by the interior landscape community in particular; Plantscape Designs Inc Interior Landscapers.
Several times a week we get asked COVID-19 + business questions that are outside our wheelhouse. Corporations don’t know what all the options are when faced with service cancellations, but the group of professionals at www.pdiplants.com does, and we are generous with sharing our experiences.
These exchanges build and strengthen the professional community. They lift morale and provide technical information that supports resilient entrepreneurship. Well done team!
StayPlanted and Be well,
Joe Gallo
President / founder of PDI
Kind regards,
Plantscape Designs Inc / Team
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When we think of adding a colorful accent to our indoor office plants we often think about cut flowers or a flowering potted plant. Actually there is another option. Tropical foliage plants that have beautiful colored leaves. If your office has the right conditions, bright light and warm temperature, there is an unlimited selection of plants that have colorful foliage and variegated leaves. Crotons, Cordyline, Rex begonias, Stromanthe are just a few that can brighten your office with some color. We use many of these on locations in the Boston metro area. Colored leafy botanicals have unlimited plant possibilities.
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