{"id":941,"date":"2016-07-29T13:30:07","date_gmt":"2016-07-29T13:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/biowall\/?page_id=941"},"modified":"2025-06-21T22:33:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T22:33:25","slug":"advantages","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/biowall\/advantages\/","title":{"rendered":"Advantages"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-941\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-941-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-941-0\" data-stretch-type=\"full-width-stretch\" ><div id=\"pgc-941-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-941-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-941-0-0-0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\">Advantages<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-941-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-941-1\" data-stretch-type=\"full-width-stretch\" ><div id=\"pgc-941-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-941-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-941-1-0-0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3><span style=\"color: #003300;\">Health Benefits<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-941-1-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-941-1-0-1\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-941-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-941-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-941-1-1-0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><ul>\n<li>Having an air-tight building, reduces the exchange between the indoor air and the outside air, which causes the building to trap the contaminants from personal care products, carpeting, fabrics, pesticides, business machines, bioeffluents (emitted in the human breathing process) and airborne microbes.\u00a0 All of these factors resulted in complaints of poor indoor air quality (IAQ).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The filtration properties of the Biowall reduce the contaminants present in the air and therefore, help reduce sick building syndrome.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-941-1-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-941-1-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-941-1-2-0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Poor IAQ has been proven to cause sick building syndrome which involves a variety of seemingly unrelated symptoms like:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Headache<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Eye, nose, and throat irritation<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dry cough<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Difficulty in concentrating<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fatigue<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sensitivity to odors<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">For more information on sick building syndrome, click on the following link:<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><a style=\"color: #003300;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ei-resource.org\/illness-information\/related-conditions\/sick-building-syndrome\/\">http:\/\/www.ei-resource.org\/illness-information\/related-conditions\/sick-building-syndrome\/<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-941-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-941-2\" data-stretch-type=\"full-width-stretch\" ><div id=\"pgc-941-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-941-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-941-2-0-0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\">Energy Savings<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Biowall leverages the natural ability of plants to filtrate the air, but there are other solutions to IAQ problems. The obvious one is to bring clean air from outside and use the HVAC system to perform the air exchange.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">By using the Biowall, the building is simply recycling the air, so less heating or cooling is needed.\u00a0 Therefore, the building saves up to 25% in HVAC energy use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-941-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-941-2-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-941-2-1-0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1099 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/biowall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/energy-analysis-graph-e1470065953784.png\" alt=\"energy analysis graph\" width=\"1500\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/biowall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/energy-analysis-graph-e1470065953784.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/biowall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/energy-analysis-graph-e1470065953784-300x79.png 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/biowall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/energy-analysis-graph-e1470065953784-768x203.png 768w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/biowall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/energy-analysis-graph-e1470065953784-1024x271.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-941-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-941-3\" data-stretch-type=\"full-width-stretch\" ><div id=\"pgc-941-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-941-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-941-3-0-0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3>Sustainability<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-941-3-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-941-3-0-1\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-941-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-941-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-941-3-1-0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Goal of the\u00a0Biowall is to comply with the basic objectives of sustainability: improve indoor air quality, minimize waste, and create healthy, productive environments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Sustainability means living well within the ecological limits of a finite planet<\/strong>. Concepts such as life cycle thinking, industrial ecology and sustainable engineering are important elements for our team, as well as avoid shifting problems from one area to another.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Biowall reduces VOCs levels instead of removing them, thus minimizing waste. It improves the IAQ and saves energy in the process, thanks to its sustainable design.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-941-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-941-4\" data-stretch-type=\"full-width-stretch\" ><div id=\"pgc-941-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-941-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"10\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/biowall\/about\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1009\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/biowall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/find-more-and-back-logo-2-1-e1469808828403.png\" alt=\"find more and back logo 2\" width=\"200\" height=\"58\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/biowall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/find-more-and-back-logo-2-1-e1469808828403.png 469w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/biowall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/find-more-and-back-logo-2-1-e1469808828403-300x87.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advantages Health Benefits . &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; . Having an air-tight building, reduces the exchange between the indoor air and the outside air, which causes the building to trap the contaminants from personal care products, carpeting, fabrics, pesticides, business machines, bioeffluents (emitted in the human breathing process) and airborne microbes.\u00a0 All <a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/biowall\/advantages\/\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full-width-page.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-941","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/biowall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/941","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/biowall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/biowall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/biowall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/biowall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=941"}],"version-history":[{"count":81,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/biowall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/941\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2127,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/biowall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/941\/revisions\/2127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/biowall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}