Last updated: October 2021
Hanken School of Economics has placed green walls on its campus in Helsinki. The walls are placed in libraries and group rooms where students spend long periods of time to provide better air quality (ref, 2). The NaturVention (now known as Naava) patented active green walls are claimed to filter air 100 times more effectively than regular indoor plants (ref. 3). With pure and fresh Naava air, it is claimed that people can focus on their day, while Naava takes care of their air (ref. 5).
Green Walls at the Hanken School of Economics (2016)
Photographer: Victor de Saint Etienne, retrieved 08/22/2018 from Melina Weckman
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Nature in buildings (indoor)
- Green walls and ceilings
Key challenges
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Green space creation and/or management
- Environmental quality
- Air quality improvement
- Health and well-being (SDG 3)
- Improving mental health
- Improving physical health
Focus
Creation of new green areas
Project objectives
1. To improve indoor air quality at the Hanken campus in Helsinki (ref. 3)
2. To test a unique technology that allows the remotely controlled green wall system to purify indoor air with remarkable efficiency (ref. 1)
3. To improve the students’ conditions for studying (ref. 3)
Implementation activities
Place Active Green walls, patented by Naturvention (or Naava) at the Hanken campus in Helsinki at indoor areas where students spend much time. The air is drawn through the roots of the plants, where it is treated with microbes, after which the air is pushed back to the room with fans. The wall also monitors air quality and sends the information to Naava's wireless cloud-service to collect data and regulate the functions of the wall (e.g. humidity levels) remotely (ref. 3).
Main beneficiaries
- Researchers/University
- Citizens or community groups
Governance
Management set-up
- Led by non-government actors
Type of initiating organisation
- Private sector/corporate actor/company
- Researchers/university
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Unknown
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
The intervention is a collaboration between the company Naturvention (Naava) and the Hanken School of Economics (ref. 3).
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a national policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a local policy or strategy?
Unknown
Financing
Total cost
Unknown
Source(s) of funding
- Unknown
Type of funding
- Unknown
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Environmental quality
- Improved air quality
- Green space and habitat
- Increased green space area
Economic impacts
- Unknown
Socio-cultural impacts
- Health and wellbeing
- Improved physical health
- Improved mental health
Type of reported impacts
Expected impacts, Achieved impacts
Presence of formal monitoring system
Yes
Presence of indicators used in reporting
No evidence in public records
Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports
No evidence in public records
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No evidence in public records
References
1: Bioeconomy. (2016). Naava’s smart green wall produces healthy indoor air. Retrieved from Source link (Accessed 25 July 2020)
2: Hanken. (n.d.). Active green walls increase study concentration and general well-being. Retrieved from Source link (Accessed 25 July 2020)
3: Naava. (2016). Bad indoor air makes you dumber – a Finnish company fights the problem with plants. Retrieved from Source link (Accessed 25 July 2020)
4: YLE. (2016). Huono sisäilma tyhmentää – suomalaisyritys taistelee kasveilla ongelmaa vastaan. Retrieved from Huono sisäilma tyhmentää – suomalaisyritys taistelee kasveilla ongelmaa vastaan (Accessed 25 July 2020)
5. NAAVA (official website). n.d. Retrieved from Source link (Accessed 25 July 2020)
2: Hanken. (n.d.). Active green walls increase study concentration and general well-being. Retrieved from Source link (Accessed 25 July 2020)
3: Naava. (2016). Bad indoor air makes you dumber – a Finnish company fights the problem with plants. Retrieved from Source link (Accessed 25 July 2020)
4: YLE. (2016). Huono sisäilma tyhmentää – suomalaisyritys taistelee kasveilla ongelmaa vastaan. Retrieved from Huono sisäilma tyhmentää – suomalaisyritys taistelee kasveilla ongelmaa vastaan (Accessed 25 July 2020)
5. NAAVA (official website). n.d. Retrieved from Source link (Accessed 25 July 2020)
Green Walls at the Hanken School of Economics (2016)
Photographer: Victor de Saint Etienne, retrieved 08/22/2018 from Melina Weckman
Green Walls at the Hanken School of Economics (2016)
Photographer: Victor de Saint Etienne, retrieved 08/22/2018 from Melina Weckman