7.3 . Subjective Aesthetically creating an indoor space ( based on individuals ’ taste and preference ) can give a more sophisticated neat appearance while choosing wisely those suitable plants , which can take care of the indoor environment for its occupants and users through good nurturing and cleaning more often ( Hall 2014 ).
Conclusions
As Freeman ( 2008 ) stated “ interior plants cannot longer reconsidered luxury ”. According to the previous studies completed and the online questionnaire carried out , it can be concluded that indoor plants have positive impact , both objectively and subjectively , on different cases , as studies shown and proven , such as the cases of hospitals , schools , offices and residences , and that by rising scales of repose and verdure can lead for preferable attitude and fecundity with positive impact on Indoor Environmental Quality ( IEQ ).
While being sustainable , the core target to provide ecofriendly settlements , addressing issues related to IEQ by using plants to clean and enrich the indoor spaces , and to conceive the natural recourses , are always ideal solutions for architects and / or designers . Setting some guidelines that can help the occupants and the users of such indoor spaces for choosing kinds of indoor plants have been discussed in this paper with brief specifications including convenient amounts and advisable layout status , which have also been supported by previously completed studies . Finally , the importance of indoor plantation was emphasized by this research with the main purpose in building the perfect inhabitants to advance the act and production by accomplishing high level of repose and strength for humankind ’ s general good .
Acknowledgements
The authors would like to express gratitude to all participants participated in the online survey to support this research and special thanks to Maha AbdelGhaffar , Ayman ElSadiq and Hawra Askri who were so helpful and supportive with editing and reviewing of this paper .
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