Role of Salutogenic Design, Evidence Based Design & the Anthropocene in Healthy Building — Wellness Design Consultants
In this article we explore the concepts of evidence based design, salutogenesis and the anthropocene as they relate to the healthy building movement for new and existing buildings.
WELL Building Standard / a 5-minute guide
An introduction to the WELL building standard, a healthy building standard, from the team at Biofilico, experts in wellness real estate. We keep this short and concise to provide a quick overview of the WELL standard, its benefits and what it means for real estate developers and building occupants.
Acoustic performance in WELL buildings
The role of acoustic in creating a comfortable environment for building occupants; how pink noise can cover up unwanted background noise, sound zones and spatial layouts; the all important distinction between sound, silence, the sounds of nature and noise; the role nature sounds can play in promoting wellness; and the main causes of noise in a building that need to be mitigated in a comprehensive healthy building acoustics plan.
The role of sleep in healthy buildings & workplaces
We explore the connections between my world of healthy buildings and interiors, and Charlie’s world of healthy sleep. We discuss sleep hygiene, the physiological impact of sleep on our bodies not to mention our brains, pre-industrial age sleeping habits vs todays, the power nap as a productivity tool, how to create restorative spaces or sleep pods in an office or educational environment that people will actually use, and the role of meditation and restorative deep relaxation practices in improving rest.
acoustical comfort in healthy buildings & interiors
Human exposure to unfavorable noises and improperly regulated acoustics has a tangible impact on mental wellbeing, concentration and focus. It’s not going to send you to an early grave perhaps but it can create a consistent, low-level anxiety and stress that accumulates over time. In other words, in the world of healthy buildings and wellbeing interiors, we want to implement a strategy upfront in order to minimize acoustic discomfort. Here is how we do it.
Biophilic design in the WELL Building Standard
what role does biophilic design play in the well building standard? There are plenty of credits to be won by using biophilia in a WELL certified project, here’s how we do it!
well building standard movement V01 active buildings & communities
A consultants response to the well building standard feature: movement V01 Active buildings & communities
WELL Building Standard Movement V05 Site Planning & Selection
A consultant’s interpretation of the WELL Building Standard feature: Movement V05 Site Planning & Selection
WELL Building Feature V11: Ergonomics Programming
A consultants response to the WELL Building Standard Movement Feature V11: Ergonomics Programming
WELL Building Standard: Movement V10 Self-Monitoring
What does the WELL Building Certification Feature ‘Movement V10 Self-monitoring’ require and how should a real estate development or workplace respond to it?
WELL MOVEMENT V04 Facilities for Active Occupants
Here we look at what a healthy building requires in terms of WELL / Movement / V04 / Facilities for Active Occupants
Introducing the WELL Health & Safety Rating
Who is this new, post-Covid healthy building rating aimed at and what does it involve? Read on for our review.