Feasibility Study of Biomimicry Approach to Improve Indoor Air Quality in Green Building

Abstract

This paper presents the study of potential of integration of indoor plants in building's indoor environment. Essentially this incorporation is considered as elaborate understanding of the concept called "Biomimicry". Biomimicry is an approach which adopts the design principals of natural elements; flora and fauna as the baseline of the design. The adaptation of this approach in this project is to utilize indoor plants in building in terms of imitating the plant biological activity for abatement of indoor air pollution and improvement of indoor air quality to satisfy one of the objectives of green building. To accommodate the study, a building is identified and the plants are provided. The study focused on evaluating potential amount of VOCs removed from indoor air. The study also identifies the number of points gained as per IGBC's Green Interior rating system. Further the study investigates the potential benefits of adaptation of indoor plants in indoor environment in Indian context.