How to grow fresh air | Kamal Meattle

Translator: Liridon Shala Reviewer: Amantia Gjikondi

Some 17 years ago, I became allergic to Delhi's air.

Para 17 viteve, u bera alergjik ne ajrin e Delhit.

My doctors told me that my lung capacity

Doktori me tregoi se kapaciteti i mushkerive te mia

had gone down to 70 percent,

ka shkuar 70 perqind me posht,

and it was killing me.

dhe ishte duke me mbytur mua.

With the help of IIT,

me ndihmen e IIT,

TERI, and learnings from NASA,

TERI, dhe duke mesuar nga NASA,

we discovered that there are three

ne zbuluam se atje ka tre

basic green plants,

bime themelore te gjelberta,

common green plants, with which

bime jeshile te perbashketa, me te cilat

we can grow all the fresh air

ne mund te rrisim te gjithe ajrin e fresket

we need indoors to keep us healthy.

qe na nevojitet brenda per te na mbajtur te shendetshem.

We've also found that you can

Ne gjithashtu gjetem se ne mund

reduce the fresh air requirements

te reduktojme kerkesat e ajrit te fresket

into the building, while maintaining

brenda ndertesave, nderkohe qe mbajme

industry indoor air-quality standards.

standartet e industrise se ajrit te brendshem.

The three plants are Areca palm,

Tri bimet jane Palma Areca,

Mother-in-Law's Tongue and money plant.

Gjuha e nenes se ligjit dhe bima e parave.

The botanical names are in front of you.

Emrat botanik jane para jush.

Areca palm is a plant which

Palma Areca eshte nje bime qe

removes CO2 and converts it into oxygen.

largob CO2 dhe e konverton ate ne oksigjen.

We need four shoulder-high plants per person,

Neve na duhen kater mbajtes te bimeve per person,

and in terms of plant care,

dhe persa i perket perkujdesit te bimeve,

we need to wipe the leaves

na duhet te zhdukim mbetjet

every day in Delhi, and perhaps

cdo dite ne Delhi, dhe ndoshta

once a week in cleaner-air cities.

njehere ne jave ne pastrimin e ajrit te qytetit.

We had to grow them in vermi manure,

Ne duhet ta rrisim ate ne nje menyre te vecante,

which is sterile, or hydroponics,

qe eshte sterile, apo hidroponike,

and take them outdoors every three to four months.

dhe ti nxjerrim ato jasht cdo tre apo kater muaj.

The second plant is Mother-in-law's Tongue,

Bima e dyte eshte gjuha e nenes se ligjit,

which is again a very common plant,

qe eshte prape nje bime shume e perafert,

and we call it a bedroom plant,

dhe ne e quajme ate bima e dhomes se gjumit,

because it converts CO2 into oxygen at night.

sepse e konverton CO2 ne oksigjen gjate nates.

And we need six to eight waist-high plants per person.

Dhe neve na duhen gjasht deri ne tete bime per person.

The third plant is money plant,

Bima e trete eshte bima e parave,

and this is again a very common plant;

edhe ky eshte gjithashtu nje bime shum e perafert;

preferably grows in hydroponics.

i preferuar per tu rritur ne hidroponiket.

And this particular plant removes formaldehydes

Dhe kjo bime e vecante heq ajrin e nxier

and other volatile chemicals.

dhe kimikatet e tjera te panevojshme.

With these three plants,

Me keto tri bime,

you can grow all the fresh air you need.

mund te rrisni te gjithe ajrin e fresket qe ju duhet.

In fact, you could be in a bottle

Ne fakt, ju mund te jeni ne nje shishe

with a cap on top, and you would not die at all,

me nje tap siper, dhe nuk do te vdisni fare,

and you would not need any fresh air.

dhe nuk do te ju duhet ndonje ajer i fresket.

We have tried these plants at our

Ne i kemi provuar keto bime tek

own building in Delhi, which is a

ndertesat tona ne Delphi, e cila eshte

50,000-square-feet, 20-year-old building.

50,000 metra katrore, 20 vjet e vjeter.

And it has close to 1,200 such plants for 300 occupants.

Dhe ka afersisht 1,200 bime per 300 persona.

Our studies have found that there is

Studimet tona kane gjetur se ka

a 42 percent probability of one's blood oxygen

ndoshta 42 perqind prej oksigjenit te gjakut

going up by one percent if one stays indoors

duke shkuar ne nje perqind nese njeri qendron brenda

in this building for 10 hours.

ne kete ndertese per 10 ore rradhazi.

The government of India has discovered

Qeveria e Indise ka zbuluar

or published a study to show

apo publikuar nje studim per te shfaqur

that this is the healthiest building in New Delhi.

se kjo eshte ndertesa me e shendetshme ne New Delhi.

And the study showed that,

Dhe studimi shfaqi qe,

compared to other buildings,

duke u krahasur me ndertesat e tjera,

there is a reduced incidence of

eshte nje incidence e zvogeluar

eye irritation by 52 percent,

e irritimit te syrit me 52 perqind,

respiratory systems by 34 percent,

sistemi i respirimit me 34 perqind,

headaches by 24 percent,

dhimbja e kokes me 24 perqind,

lung impairment by 12 percent and asthma by nine percent.

demtimi i mushkerive me 12 perqind dhe azma me nente perqind.

And this study has been published on September 8, 2008,

Dhe ky studim eshte publikuar me 8 Shtator te vitit 2008,

and it's available on the government of India website.

dhe eshte i disponueshum ne faqen e qeveris se Indise.

Our experience points to an

Eksperienca jone drejtohet tek

amazing increase in human productivity

nje rritje e mahnitshme e produktivitetit njerezor

by over 20 percent by using these plants.

me mbi 20 perqind duke perdorur keto bime.

And also a reduction in energy requirements in buildings

Dhe gjithashtu ne zvogelimin e kerkeses se energjis ne ndertesa

by an outstanding 15 percent, because you need less fresh air.

me nje lartshmeri prej 15 perqind, sepse ju duhet me pak ajer i fresket.

We are now replicating this in a

Ne jemi duke e zevendesuar tani me nje

1.75-million-square-feet building,

1.75 milion metra katrore ndertese,

which will have 60,000 indoor plants.

qe do te kete 60,000 bime brenda.

Why is this important?

Pse eshte kjo e rendesishme?

It is also important for the environment,

Eshte gjithashtu me rendesi per ambjentin,

because the world's energy

sepse kerkesa e energjise se botes

requirements are expected to grow

jane parashikuar per tu rritur

by 30 percent in the next decade.

me 30 perqind ne dekaden e ardhshme.

40 percent of the world's energy is taken

40 perqind e energjis se botes eshte marre

up by buildings currently,

nga ndertesat e tanishme,

and 60 percent of the world's population

dhe 60 perqind e popullsise boterore

will be living in buildings in cities

do te jetoje ne ndertesat ne qytete

with a population of over one million in the next 15 years.

me nje popullsi mbi nje milion ne 15 vitet e fundit.

And there is a growing preference for living

Dhe eshte nje rritje e preferences se jeteses

and working in air-conditioned places.

dhe punes ne vendet me ajer te kondicionuar.

"Be the change you want to see in the world,"

"Behu ndryshimi qe deshironi te shihni ne bote,"

said Mahatma Gandhi.

tha Mahatma Gandhi.

And thank you for listening.

Dhe falimidnerit qe me degjuat.

(Applause)

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