Interesting article on building-cooling properties of vegetation.
With a heatwave around the corner, cannot stress enough the importance plants have in regulating temperature.
#heatwave#plant#biophilia#cooling#green
https://t.co/x5hWIgKcu5
"Average commuters spend one hour per day traveling on the London Underground. However, the data found by COMEAP shows that just a single hour on the tube creates the same particulate exposure as an entire day spent above ground."
https://t.co/Xguy3Wyhnf
#airpollution
#Airpollution has been shown to affect decision-making in contexts ranging from finance (eg. trading strategies) to playing chess.
From Aguilar-Gomez, S., Dwyer, H., Zivin, J. S. G., & Neidell, M. J. (2022). This is Air: The" Non-Health" Effects of Air Pollution.
Levels of #NitrogenDioxide breached legal limits across #London in 2021, with pollution hotspots recording #AirPollution levels 50% higher than the legal limits, according to new analysis by @cities_clean.
https://t.co/jcVmdfBfV9
'If we put malaria, tuberculosis, HIV and AIDS together, air pollution is bigger. It’s like tobacco.'
@DrMariaNeira lays out the reality of #airpollution, explaining why this is the world's biggest #publichealth issue.
https://t.co/ZS6D5wDajQ
Our #livingwall looking better and better at @Westin in London.
Plants don't just look great but also have countless benefits!
Soundproofing, cooling, purifying the air, and improving mental health are a few.
#airpollution#biophilia#sustainability