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Living Wall
The picture above is of a living wall at the McKeldin Library in the Footnotes Cafe. The living wall has 8 species of plants and a total of 1,000 plants. From my estimation it is 6 ft tall and 18 ft long. Living walls provide tons of benefits to people: purifying air, reducing ambient temperature, and ambient noise. The way that plants purify the air is by converting CO2 into oxygen through photosynthesis. They take atmospheric CO2 through the stomata of the leaves and water through the roots, and absorb light from the sun to power the reaction and convert it into glucose. The plants then use glucose as a fuel source and release oxygen as a byproduct of photosynthesis. The way that they reduce ambient temperature is through transpiration, as water evaporates from the leaf surface during photosynthesis, as the stomata are left open for CO2.
All of these benefits that are derived from living walls relate to SDG 3: “Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all.” With all of these benefits that having a living wall produces, people do feel better in the workplace. Studies have shown that having plants in offices leads to less stress, “Blood pressure, heart activity, muscle tension, and brain activity could all be improved by viewing plants for as little as 3 to 5 minutes” (Tirelli 2020). They also increase productivity, having a positive effect on employee satisfaction, and their overall well-being.
Tirelli, G. (2020, May 22). Top 10 benefits of Living Green Walls. Ecobnb. Retrieved November 12, 2021, from ecobnb.com/blog/2019/04/living-green-walls-benefits/.
Sustainable Development Goals: 3 Ensure Healthy Lives and Promote Well-Being for All at All Ages. United Nations. Retrieved October 19, 2021, from sdgs.un.org/goals/goal12.
Living Wall
The picture above is of a living wall at the McKeldin Library in the Footnotes Cafe. The living wall has 8 species of plants and a total of 1,000 plants. From my estimation it is 6 ft tall and 18 ft long. Living walls provide tons of benefits to people: purifying air, reducing ambient temperature, and ambient noise. The way that plants purify the air is by converting CO2 into oxygen through photosynthesis. They take atmospheric CO2 through the stomata of the leaves and water through the roots, and absorb light from the sun to power the reaction and convert it into glucose. The plants then use glucose as a fuel source and release oxygen as a byproduct of photosynthesis. The way that they reduce ambient temperature is through transpiration, as water evaporates from the leaf surface during photosynthesis, as the stomata are left open for CO2.
All of these benefits that are derived from living walls relate to SDG 3: “Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all.” With all of these benefits that having a living wall produces, people do feel better in the workplace. Studies have shown that having plants in offices leads to less stress, “Blood pressure, heart activity, muscle tension, and brain activity could all be improved by viewing plants for as little as 3 to 5 minutes” (Tirelli 2020). They also increase productivity, having a positive effect on employee satisfaction, and their overall well-being.
Tirelli, G. (2020, May 22). Top 10 benefits of Living Green Walls. Ecobnb. Retrieved November 12, 2021, from ecobnb.com/blog/2019/04/living-green-walls-benefits/.
Sustainable Development Goals: 3 Ensure Healthy Lives and Promote Well-Being for All at All Ages. United Nations. Retrieved October 19, 2021, from sdgs.un.org/goals/goal12.