Trees and other green infrastructure elements are able to help clean the air and absorb harmful airborne particulates and gaseous pollutants. This includes toxins such as nitrogen oxides, ammonia and sulphur dioxide which can be absorbed through their leaves and roots.
This helps improve the air quality in the micro climate adjacent to the planting and contributes to a healthier and cleaner environment for everyone. The catch, of course, is that our modern city tends to be designed around the demands of the built infrastructure and transport , along with multiple utilities below ground – which makes the successful implementation of trees and green infrastructure a challenge.
GreenBlue Urban’s innovative products allow for healthy and rapid establishment and long term continued growth of green infrastructure in urban areas, and we are developing future capabilities to monitor environmental improvements through IOT – providing tangible and quantifiable benefits.
