INCREASING PERFORMANCE AND WELLBEING
THROUGH OPTIMAL INDOOR AIR QUALITY
Niko Järvinen
CTO & founder of NaturVention
@nikojarvinen @naturvention

⬩ Global leader in biological indoor air purification
technology
⬩ Founded in 2011. Employs 50 multidisciplinary
professionals in Jyväskylä(FI), Helsinki(FI) and
Stockholm(SE).
⬩ All Naava products are designed, developed and
manufactured in Finland
⬩ A CleanTech Finland flagship company
⬩ Research based approach
Naturvention®
Global health technology company

Fast urbanization has alienated
people from nature and
naturally clean air
⬩ We need nature’s intervention to restore the balance
⬩ We believe healthy air is a human right
⬩ Our mission is to bring Nature Inside in major cities all
around the world

⬩ Indoor plants guarantee healthier and more natural living
and working environments in urban cities
⬩ Optimal air quality
◇ Increases people’s wellbeing
◇ Boosts people’s brains and enables them to
perform better
◇ Opens people’s minds and makes them happier and
more creative
We have harnessed nature’s
incredible power and we will
make it available to everyone

Problem & Opportunity

* US Environmental Protection Agency 2014.
⬩ Mechanical ventilation brings exhaust fumes, air pollution,
and street dust into offices that are situated in cities
⬩ Chemicals evaporate into the air we breathe from
construction and surface materials, furniture and technical
equipment
⬩ Humans have not been created to breathe in synthetical
indoor air. We require an adequate number of natural
microbes and time exposed to nature in order to stay
healthy.
Indoor air is on average 2-5 times
more polluted than outdoor air*

⬩ We spend on average 90 % of our time indoors and
breathe in over 10,000 liters of indoor air every day
⬩ Bad indoor air quality weakens work related performance
by 6-9 %*
⬩ 15 % of all absences of work are related to indoor air
quality
Poor air quality compromises
your health and performance
* Bakó-Biró et al., 2004; Fanger, 2006; Kosonen & Tan, 2004;
Wyon, 2005

⬩ Above-average level of indoor air quality increases
cognitive performance significantly
◇ Harvard study shows increase of 61 % in cognitive
functioning scores*
◇ Especially in crucial areas such as concentration,
problem solving, decision making and responding to
a crisis
Good air quality increases brain
performance and productivity
* Allen, J. et al. 2015

Hindrances of working
environment decreased
21 %
Fewer employees:
⬩ felt tired
⬩ felt indoor air to be
dry or stuffy
Employees’ symptoms
decreased
17 %
Significantly less:
⬩ coughing
⬩ sick leaves caused by
unhealthy indoor air
Naava provides
statistically significant
health and wellbeing benefits
* Research was carried out with
561 employees in 18 organisations.

⬩ 15 % of the sick leaves are caused by bad quality of indoor air*
⬩ The bad indoor air quality decreases the productivity by 9 %**
⬩ “Green offices” increase the productivity by 15 %***
Less sick leaves,
higher productivity
* Seppälä et al 1998
** Bakó-Biró et al., 2004; Fanger, 2006; Kosonen & Tan, 2004; Wyon, 2005
*** Nieuwenhuis et al 2014

⬩ An average amount of workdays is around 220 days per employee in a
year
◇ The average percent of sick leaves is around 4,8 %, of which 15 %
are caused by bad indoor air quality. The cost of one sick day is
around 350 €.
◇ Bad indoor air decreases the productivity by 6-9 %*
⬩ The costs of the bad indoor air quality
◇ Costs of absences 554 € / person / year
◇ Decrease in productivity 6930 € / person / year
Naava is a profitable investment:
Cost 199 €/month vs. revenue 623 € / person / month (*, **, ***)
Less sick leaves,
higher productivity
* Seppälä et al 1998
** Bakó-Biró et al., 2004; Fanger, 2006; Kosonen & Tan, 2004; Wyon, 2005
*** Nieuwenhuis et al 2014

A Natural Solution

Biologically adaptive air
purification and green decoration
⬩ Patented Finnish technology, partly based on NASA’s
research, provides over 100 x stronger air purifying
efficiency with biotransformation
⬩ Purifies, freshens and humidifies air:
◇ Removes harmful chemicals from indoor air
◇ Optimises air humidity
◇ Neutralises odours and heavy air
⬩ Benefits include:
◇ Improved cognitive performance
◇ Increased productivity
◇ Increased well-being, creativity & happiness

Naava Service
⬩ Naava greenwalls are care-free and fully automated
⬩ Naava Service
⬩ Lifetime guarantee for the technology and plants
⬩ 24/7 remote monitoring & smart automation takes
care of functions of the greenwall and wellbeing of
the plants
⬩ Reminder to fill the water tank via SMS,email or
phone call
⬩ On-site service approx every 4-6 weeks

How Naava OS technology works
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDUCKHYxghE

⬩ Fully customizable project, can be built in any size and
shape
⬩ Patented Naava OS technology with integrated watering,
air circulation and remote management system
⬩ Approximately 35 plants per m2
⬩ Offers a lot of of opportunities for interior designers,
architects and real estate developers
⬩ Several integration opportunities eg. conference rooms,
elevators, cabins, hotel rooms etc.
CUSTOM

References & Testimonials

References & Testimonials
Naturally pure indoor air helps our customers achieve
results and energize our staff
JORMA PEKKALA, MANAGER, RADISSON BLU ROYAL HELSINKI
Naava greenwalls are top of the line technology and because of that
they are the right solution for us. They aren’t just plants, they are a
lot cooler. Naturally pure indoor air is important for the employees.
MIKKO KUITUNEN, CEO, VINCIT, THE BEST PLACE TO WORK WINNER 2014-16
The air quality in the meeting rooms has improved substantially thanks
to Naava. The air is now fresh and refreshing. The improved air quality
increases the energy and the efficiency of the employees.
SARI ELLMÉN, CHIEF OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY,
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Thank you
Niko Järvinen
CTO & founder of NaturVention
@nikojarvinen @naturvention