What is Green?

What is Green?This short, effective

powerpoint presentation is

available to all GPGB investors. It is

designed to describe the “Green”

attributes of the interiorscape business.

What is Green?Use this presentation when you sponsor or present at your local BOMA or IFMA luncheon or similar end-user opportunity to inform decision makers about the “Green” value of interiorscaping.

What Is Green?

You probably already know…


…plants create an aesthetically pleasing atmosphere,


…and improve people’s perception of a facility,


…and they clean the air we breathe.

…plants increase profits through their positive effects on people.

You might also have heard…

…they reduce employee stress,


…they reduce employee absenteeism,


…and improve creativity and problem solving.


…when exposed to plant settings people just have more positive

emotions!


But now But now people want people want

to know: to know:

are green are green plants green?plants green?

What isGreen?

What isGreen?

And what about its friends:

sustainable; eco-friendly;cradle-to-cradle; up-cycle

recyclable; low VOC; carbon footprint;Greengaurd; LEED;

FSC-certified; USGBC; GBI and GPGB

Are green Are green plantsplantsgreen?green?

We are part We are part of what’s of what’s

known as the known as the Green Green

Industry!Industry!

But are But are we green?we green?

This plant is This plant is in a in a

sub-irrigated sub-irrigated planterplanter


sub-irrigated sub-irrigated planterplanter

(that allows us to reduce our on-site visits by 50%, that’s eco-friendly, that’s

green)

This small This small tree has tree has already already

sequestered sequestered 4 ½ #’s of 4 ½ #’s of carbon carbon

This small This small tree has tree has alreadyalready

sequestered sequestered 4 ½ #’s of 4 ½ #’s of carbon carbon

(that’s a negative carbon footprint, that’s green!)

These plants These plants are in cast are in cast concrete concrete plantersplanters

These plants These plants are in cast are in cast concrete concrete plantersplanters

(that’s an eco-friendly product, that’s green!)

This plant is This plant is in an in an

aluminum aluminum planterplanter

This plant is This plant is in an in an

aluminum aluminum planterplanter

(that is up-cycled from aluminum cans and

when we’re done with it it’s recycled, that

cradle-to-grave, that’s green)


terra cotta terra cotta planterplanter


terra cotta terra cotta planterplanter

(that’s as earth-friendly as you can get, that’s

green)

Some plants Some plants are grown in are grown in

recycled plastic recycled plastic containers, in containers, in

composted soil composted soil and they use and they use recycled or recycled or reclaimedreclaimed

water.water.

Some plants Some plants are grown in are grown in

recycled plastic recycled plastic containers, in containers, in

composted soil composted soil and they use and they use recycled or recycled or reclaimedreclaimed

water.water.(those are sustainable practices, that’s green)

Plants remove Plants remove harmful toxins harmful toxins

from the airfrom the air

Plants remove Plants remove harmful toxins harmful toxins

from the airfrom the air(that’s negative VOC’s ,

that’s green)

So… are So… are wewe

Green?Green?

So… are So… are wewe

Green?Green?

We call it We call it authentically authentically

green!green!

Are We Green?

Photos courtesy of:Atria

Foliage Design Systems - Orlando, FL

Plantscape, Inc.McCaren Designs

John MiniParker Interior Plantscapes

Premier PlantscapesNieuwkoop De Kwakel B.V.

Questions?

Questions?Can interior

plantings contribute to LEED points?

Questions?Can interior

plantings contribute to LEED points?

Yes, in several areas:• recycled content• regional materials•rapidly renewable materials•water efficient landscaping•innovative waste water technologies•and more

OtherQuestions?

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