21 min
How a NASA study led to "Forest Air" Journal of Biophilic Design
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In 1986 NASA was researching the ability of plants to absorb harmful gases. Their research had a huge impact on author and precision mechanic Jørn Viumdal who went on to set up Greentime AS. He contacted NASA and they began to develop the space stations of the future and researched how they could use nature to improve the air quality on board the space stations. Greentime AS was the first in the world to create practical working environments based on research results on the interaction between nature and humans. Jørn was then involved in the practical implementation of pioneering tests under the direction of the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, which looked at the practical effects of using plants in typical indoor environments. 30 years on, his company Skogluft, which in Norwegian means “Forest Air” now brings nature inside through an easy to maintain and self-install living wall system. We spend more than 90% of our lives indoors, causing stress, anxiety, fatigue. A lack of nature drains us. We speak to Skogluft’s co-founder, Stine Wettergreen to tell us more about why plants are good for our homes, offices and wellbeing and how they’ve been implemented into Google offices, Oslo airport, schools, hospitals and homes.
In 1986 NASA was researching the ability of plants to absorb harmful gases. Their research had a huge impact on author and precision mechanic Jørn Viumdal who went on to set up Greentime AS. He contacted NASA and they began to develop the space stations of the future and researched how they could use nature to improve the air quality on board the space stations. Greentime AS was the first in the world to create practical working environments based on research results on the interaction between nature and humans. Jørn was then involved in the practical implementation of pioneering tests under the direction of the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, which looked at the practical effects of using plants in typical indoor environments. 30 years on, his company Skogluft, which in Norwegian means “Forest Air” now brings nature inside through an easy to maintain and self-install living wall system. We spend more than 90% of our lives indoors, causing stress, anxiety, fatigue. A lack of nature drains us. We speak to Skogluft’s co-founder, Stine Wettergreen to tell us more about why plants are good for our homes, offices and wellbeing and how they’ve been implemented into Google offices, Oslo airport, schools, hospitals and homes.
21 min