Some 17 years ago, I became allergic to Delhi's air. My doctors told me that my lung capacity had gone down to 70 percent, and it was killing me. With the help of IIT, TERI, and learnings from NASA, we discovered that there are three basic green plants, common green plants, with which we can grow all the fresh air we need indoors to keep us healthy. We've also found that you can reduce the fresh air requirements into the building, while maintaining industry indoor air-quality standards.
Para 17 viteve, u bera alergjik ne ajrin e Delhit. Doktori me tregoi se kapaciteti i mushkerive te mia ka shkuar 70 perqind me posht, dhe ishte duke me mbytur mua. me ndihmen e IIT, TERI, dhe duke mesuar nga NASA, ne zbuluam se atje ka tre bime themelore te gjelberta, bime jeshile te perbashketa, me te cilat ne mund te rrisim te gjithe ajrin e fresket qe na nevojitet brenda per te na mbajtur te shendetshem. Ne gjithashtu gjetem se ne mund te reduktojme kerkesat e ajrit te fresket brenda ndertesave, nderkohe qe mbajme standartet e industrise se ajrit te brendshem.
The three plants are Areca palm, Mother-in-Law's Tongue and money plant. The botanical names are in front of you. Areca palm is a plant which removes CO2 and converts it into oxygen. We need four shoulder-high plants per person, and in terms of plant care, we need to wipe the leaves every day in Delhi, and perhaps once a week in cleaner-air cities. We had to grow them in vermi manure, which is sterile, or hydroponics, and take them outdoors every three to four months. The second plant is Mother-in-law's Tongue, which is again a very common plant, and we call it a bedroom plant, because it converts CO2 into oxygen at night. And we need six to eight waist-high plants per person. The third plant is money plant, and this is again a very common plant; preferably grows in hydroponics. And this particular plant removes formaldehydes and other volatile chemicals.
Tri bimet jane Palma Areca, Gjuha e nenes se ligjit dhe bima e parave. Emrat botanik jane para jush. Palma Areca eshte nje bime qe largob CO2 dhe e konverton ate ne oksigjen. Neve na duhen kater mbajtes te bimeve per person, dhe persa i perket perkujdesit te bimeve, na duhet te zhdukim mbetjet cdo dite ne Delhi, dhe ndoshta njehere ne jave ne pastrimin e ajrit te qytetit. Ne duhet ta rrisim ate ne nje menyre te vecante, qe eshte sterile, apo hidroponike, dhe ti nxjerrim ato jasht cdo tre apo kater muaj. Bima e dyte eshte gjuha e nenes se ligjit, qe eshte prape nje bime shume e perafert, dhe ne e quajme ate bima e dhomes se gjumit, sepse e konverton CO2 ne oksigjen gjate nates. Dhe neve na duhen gjasht deri ne tete bime per person. Bima e trete eshte bima e parave, edhe ky eshte gjithashtu nje bime shum e perafert; i preferuar per tu rritur ne hidroponiket. Dhe kjo bime e vecante heq ajrin e nxier dhe kimikatet e tjera te panevojshme.
With these three plants, you can grow all the fresh air you need. In fact, you could be in a bottle with a cap on top, and you would not die at all, and you would not need any fresh air. We have tried these plants at our own building in Delhi, which is a 50,000-square-feet, 20-year-old building. And it has close to 1,200 such plants for 300 occupants. Our studies have found that there is a 42 percent probability of one's blood oxygen going up by one percent if one stays indoors in this building for 10 hours. The government of India has discovered or published a study to show that this is the healthiest building in New Delhi. And the study showed that, compared to other buildings, there is a reduced incidence of eye irritation by 52 percent, respiratory systems by 34 percent, headaches by 24 percent, lung impairment by 12 percent and asthma by nine percent. And this study has been published on September 8, 2008, and it's available on the government of India website.
Me keto tri bime, mund te rrisni te gjithe ajrin e fresket qe ju duhet. Ne fakt, ju mund te jeni ne nje shishe me nje tap siper, dhe nuk do te vdisni fare, dhe nuk do te ju duhet ndonje ajer i fresket. Ne i kemi provuar keto bime tek ndertesat tona ne Delphi, e cila eshte 50,000 metra katrore, 20 vjet e vjeter. Dhe ka afersisht 1,200 bime per 300 persona. Studimet tona kane gjetur se ka ndoshta 42 perqind prej oksigjenit te gjakut duke shkuar ne nje perqind nese njeri qendron brenda ne kete ndertese per 10 ore rradhazi. Qeveria e Indise ka zbuluar apo publikuar nje studim per te shfaqur se kjo eshte ndertesa me e shendetshme ne New Delhi. Dhe studimi shfaqi qe, duke u krahasur me ndertesat e tjera, eshte nje incidence e zvogeluar e irritimit te syrit me 52 perqind, sistemi i respirimit me 34 perqind, dhimbja e kokes me 24 perqind, demtimi i mushkerive me 12 perqind dhe azma me nente perqind. Dhe ky studim eshte publikuar me 8 Shtator te vitit 2008, dhe eshte i disponueshum ne faqen e qeveris se Indise.
Our experience points to an amazing increase in human productivity by over 20 percent by using these plants. And also a reduction in energy requirements in buildings by an outstanding 15 percent, because you need less fresh air. We are now replicating this in a 1.75-million-square-feet building, which will have 60,000 indoor plants.
Eksperienca jone drejtohet tek nje rritje e mahnitshme e produktivitetit njerezor me mbi 20 perqind duke perdorur keto bime. Dhe gjithashtu ne zvogelimin e kerkeses se energjis ne ndertesa me nje lartshmeri prej 15 perqind, sepse ju duhet me pak ajer i fresket. Ne jemi duke e zevendesuar tani me nje 1.75 milion metra katrore ndertese, qe do te kete 60,000 bime brenda.
Why is this important? It is also important for the environment, because the world's energy requirements are expected to grow by 30 percent in the next decade. 40 percent of the world's energy is taken up by buildings currently, and 60 percent of the world's population will be living in buildings in cities with a population of over one million in the next 15 years. And there is a growing preference for living and working in air-conditioned places. "Be the change you want to see in the world," said Mahatma Gandhi. And thank you for listening. (Applause)
Pse eshte kjo e rendesishme? Eshte gjithashtu me rendesi per ambjentin, sepse kerkesa e energjise se botes jane parashikuar per tu rritur me 30 perqind ne dekaden e ardhshme. 40 perqind e energjis se botes eshte marre nga ndertesat e tanishme, dhe 60 perqind e popullsise boterore do te jetoje ne ndertesat ne qytete me nje popullsi mbi nje milion ne 15 vitet e fundit. Dhe eshte nje rritje e preferences se jeteses dhe punes ne vendet me ajer te kondicionuar. "Behu ndryshimi qe deshironi te shihni ne bote," tha Mahatma Gandhi. Dhe falimidnerit qe me degjuat. (Duartrokitje)