1. Kira Lutter
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Judges’ Queries and Presenter’s Replies
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    Jim White

    Judge
    Department Chair
    June 8, 2015 | 09:33 a.m.

    Howdy! I love indoor plants.

    Question: Did you find a direct relationship to CO2 levels and human health/comfort with indoor air quality?

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    Kira Lutter

    Lead Presenter
    June 8, 2015 | 11:15 p.m.

    Thanks, me too, thats why this project was so important for me.
    I talk from my own experience that having plants around lifts up your mood and makes a room much more friendly, but my self i never did actually do a study about it. The reason is because our school is really small and we do not have enough plants to get a statistical significant result out of it. However in the Video “How to grow fresh air” Kamal Meattle talks did a research in his office building and they found statistical evidence that those plants improved the health of the workers as well as their comfort. So if the CO2 level was lower the health and comfort level increased.

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    Geoffrey Bomarito

    Judge
    Materials Research Engineer
    June 8, 2015 | 11:54 a.m.

    Nice work!
    Plants always seem to pop up in offices, but fake plants are sometimes chosen because maintenance is easier. What sort of maintenance is required for the plant setup you suggest?

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    Kira Lutter

    Lead Presenter
    June 8, 2015 | 11:29 p.m.

    Thank you so much that means a lot to me.
    To your question, we actually have a hand out we give to everyone you bought a plant how properly take care of these plants. This is really easy for the Mother-in-Law-Tounge and the Money-Plant because they are really robust. So you just have to water them properly and maybe wipe up the leafs, but that depends on the air quality you life in. The Palms are a little more sensitive so you really have to be careful to not give them to much water, and you should spray them frequently, plus the wiping of the leafs.

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    Lauren McPhillips

    Judge
    PhD Candidate
    June 8, 2015 | 07:37 p.m.

    Neat idea for areas where air quality is downright harmful. Are the plants able to help with other air quality benefits besides CO2 uptake and O2 production? Beyond air quality, are there other benefits that might come to people or the environment from having these plants around?

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    Kira Lutter

    Lead Presenter
    June 8, 2015 | 11:44 p.m.

    Thanks, the Palm and the Mother-in-Law-Toungue are mostly just for the CO2 uptake and the O2 production, but the Money-Plant actually has pollution filtering qualities, it filters the particles from the air, which you will recognize when you wipe up the leafs of this plant. The other two are also binding some particles but not as effective as the Money-Plant.
    I recognized that our school now looks much more friendly then before and the people are also more clam and in a better mood, so its not just the filtering of the air that has benefits to us but also the presents of plants helps the community of our school.

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    Sara Lacy

    Judge
    Senior Scientist
    June 8, 2015 | 10:29 p.m.

    I like your plants!
    Do you know exactly what pollutants the air quality measurements are measuring?

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    Kira Lutter

    Lead Presenter
    June 8, 2015 | 11:44 p.m.

    Thank you.
    They are measuring the PM 2.5. That is the most common measured one here in China.

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