Energy savings are an important consideration for any organization. According to the International Society of Arboriculture, the net cooling effect of one young, healthy tree is equivalent to ten room-size air conditioners operating 20 hours a day.

These statistics have become an important tool for today’s environmentally efficient corporate designers and facility managers such as U.S. Energy Systems Inc. of White Plains, NY. This growing energy company is enthusiastically endorsing the use of indoor plants. Susan Odiseos, V.P. of Corporate Communications, states, “We practice what we preach and find that our investment in interior plant services has had the expected outcome of improving indoor air quality, supporting a positive outlook in the workplace and increasing employee productivity.” She continued “interior plants are a solid return on investment and a MUST for any corporation concerned with sustainable, green building solutions.