Plants Boost Worker Morale

While homeowners are improving the outdoors to boost curb appeal, businesses are adding landscaping indoors to create better working environments for employees.

While many companies over the years have felt a few plants in a couple of corners was enough to soften office space, more progressive firms are going above and beyond with living walls, green roofs and interior waterfalls, says a story in The Irish Times.

They call this biophilic design — a concept that bridges the divide between the natural and built environments to boost employee well-being.

Businesses are adding more green because recent studies are showing it helps boost productivity. For instance, one recent University of Melbourne study said glancing at a grassy green roof for merely 40 seconds significantly boosted concentration.

As Joseph Clancy, a landscape architect and biophilic designer, says: “Just like people exercise and diet to keep their bodies healthy, we need to experience and interact with nature to maintain our mental and physiological well-being.”

Editor’s note: This article was originally published in September 2015.

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