Did you know that people in Warrington spend as much as 90% of their time indoors, which includes their workplaces?
And while you may think that’s a good thing, research has found that pollutant levels inside offices can, at times, far exceed outdoor pollution levels. Your HVAC is the primary culprit here – making air turn stale before you know it.
However, you could change it all, with just a few easy steps – by looking to incorporate a part of nature in your workplace. Studies have proved that a greener office has more productive employees, and offers a calmer environment. Better aesthetics help improve employee productivity, and lift moods, helping create a better work environment.
Top Ways to Get a Greener Office
- Plants:
Get clay or terracotta pots and consider placing the well-known air purifying plants garden mum, dracaena and spider plants into them. These plants are known to improve indoor air quality. Plus, they also enhance the aesthetics of your office.
Don’t you feel a soothing effect on seeing plants around? Imagine the magnitude of these in the office – a great stress-reliever indeed.
- Get green walls:
Call an interior designer and under proper supervision, get green walls in your office. These use the regular water pipes and thrown plastic bottles to grow plants. These will simply increase the air quality to the maximum and your office will look a lot greener. Additionally, you will be reusing the plastic bottles – talk about being eco-friendly!
- A kitchen garden:
Try to get the basic vegetable plants like tomato, lemon, and herbs in your office mess. These may not meet your requirements but will definitely make it a lot cleaner and happier place.
Tomato, lemon, and cilantro all have a distinct aroma. If you do have a large area like a garden or an open roof-top, you can utilize them there too. These will drastically reduce your mess costs and will provide you with fresh and organic products.
- Get a hanging garden:
Lots of firms get artificial plants in hanging pots. These are space-generating and add a quirky touch to your office.
The Other Way to Go Green
In 2018, technology has advanced to the extent where artificial grass surfaces are just as accessible as the real thing. When cost of installation and maintenance of natural green spaces is prohibitively high both financially and physically, artificial grass surfaces become a far more attractive proposition.
Artificial grass alternatives are easier to install, cheaper, and far easier to maintain, as well as being aesthetically equal to natural grass surfaces.
One of the limitations of natural grass is that you cannot place it anywhere you want. But with artificial grass, on decking, on patios or any other surface, it can easily be overlaid. Artificial grass is lighter in weight and adds soothing greenery to your balcony, pool-side or lawn.
With a little bit of imagination and some professional help, it won’t be long before you have an office everyone loves to spend some time in.
