Pollutants such as particulate matter, CO2 and nitrogen oxides have disastrous effects worldwide.
90%
of all city dwellers breathe
in polluted air every day.
7 mill.
deaths are caused annually
by air pollution.
1.48 trill.
Euro is lost annually in Europe
due to polluted air.
The perfect combination
of plants and IoT
Certain moss cultures have the ability to filter pollutants such as particulate matter out of the air by binding them to the leaf surface and then integrating them permanently into their own biomass. This makes them ideal air purifiers. But in cities, where air purification is a great challenge, mosses are barely able to survive due to their need for water and shade. The combination of shade-giving plants, a fully-automated supply of water and nutrients and cutting-edge Internet of Things technology (IoT) can solve this problem. At the same time, the filter performance and the plants’ requirements can be measured and analysed. Put it all together and you have an intelligent, natural air filter for cities: the CityTree.
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Living healthily with every breath
The global problem of highly polluted air in cities is a real one – even if it's more obvious in some places than in others. People who live in cities, and by the year 2050 that will be 80% of the world’s population, are particularly affected. With the City Tree we want to make these cites into places that are good to live in - with clean and cool air.
For a healthier future.