what is wellness design in a healthy buildings and wellbeing interior strategy
Here we address the question of wellness design as a sub-set of healthy buildings and wellness real estate as a whole, covering the five primary facets such as health and fitness, comfort, security, accessibility and biophilic design, active design and multi-sensory design, even wabi-sabi interiors come into play here.
Best Examples of Biophilic Buildings in Commercial Real Estate — Biofilico Wellness Interiors
Examples of biophilic design in real estate architecture are gaining prominence in high-profile commercial buildings around the world, here we examine the best concepts that combine elements of nature, wellbeing and sustainability.
Top 5 Sustainable Real Estate Companies for Nature Green Building and Healthy Biofilico Wellness Interiors
Real estate developers in the residential, commercial and mixed-use sectors are increasingly leveraging the occupant appeal and value-adding benefits of nature in their development briefs. Why? For its unique position straddling both sustainable real estate (green buildings) and wellness real estate (healthy buildings); in other words, it benefits People and Planet through the built environment.
Environmental psychology in healthy buildings interiors — biofilico wellness interiors
As healthy building consultants, we combine concern for both physical and mental wellbeing of building occupants with a parallel effort to minimize environmental impact. Healthy building strategies are comparatively small-scale and hyper local, i.e. they are more immediately connected to the activities going on within a specific building or space.
Using Germicidal UV light in a healthy building plan
Our overview of the Germicidal UV light topic within the context of a healthy building plan. We review the Parsons Healthy Material Lab publication on this subject, establishing the key tenets that make UV light a worthy addition to a healthy building strategy for facilities management to use.
Benefits of Listening to Nature Sounds: Mental Health and Biophilic Wellness Design Consultants
Here we explore the science behind natural soundscapes and biophilic sounds via their impact on mental wellbeing. As more and more apps promote the concept of listening to nature as a way to reduce stress, boost productivity and improve mood, we look at the evidence behind and ask how it works. Biofilico Healthy Building consultants, London and Barcelona.
Sustainable Rooftop: A Key Element in Green Healthy Building Design — Biofilico Wellness Interiors
Biofilico healthy building consultants explain how the implementation of green roofs within a sustainable building strategy can provide benefits such as: a reduction of Urban Heat Islands; increased energy efficiency; improved rainwater management; improved biodiversity; the provision of amenity spaces
the role of water in a Healthy Building strategy
Here we explore the role of water in a healthy building strategy, from water management to promoting hydration via hydration stations, water purification measures and guidance from the WELL healthy building certification on water purity levels. Biofilico consultants.
winning the mental game in physical activity programs with martin ebner
we discuss activating a fitness facility in an office or residential development, intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation factors in physical activity, real estate developers building gyms vs occupant demand for physical activity, automaticity and setting medium to long-term physical activity goals, solo training vs group fitness activities, sustainable objectives and more.
Health risks of toxic chemicals and materials in building interiors
What are the health risks of toxic building materials and products in interiors? Biofilico healthy building consultants answer this and more - covering Red Lists, the sources of toxins in interiors, healthy building standard guidance on avoiding toxic materials as well as links to our healthy building materials guide. Read on for more info!
Embodied Carbon in sustainable Real Estate ESG
In the context of sustainable buildings and interiors, embodied carbon is essentially a question of materials, healthy and environmentally friendly building materials, efficiently used, ideally in a redevelopment rather than a new build construction project.
sound wellness biophilic soundscapes with brian d’souza
sound therapy’s mental health benefits, how music can be a window into our soul, urban noise levels and the role of nature sounds in restoring a sense of calm amidst the chaos, deep or active listening vs passive, and how to re-create the sonic experience of forest bathing.
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.
mental health & wellbeing in healthy buildings
Strategies such as biophilic design, mental health programs, the encouragement of an active lifestyle and the provision of restorative spaces can all be used to increase mental wellbeing for building occupants. In addition, it is helpful to have a designated mental health champion as part of a healthy building concept.
9 Foundations of a Healthy Building: Thermal Comfort Strategy — Biofilico Wellness Interiors
Thermal Comfort in a Healthy Building strategy
Operating Smart, green & Healthy Buildings
Facilities Management teams play a key role in delivering on a building's performance promises in terms of air quality, water efficiency, energy efficiency, thermal comfort and occupant wellbeing. Here we explore this topic from our perspective as Biofilico healthy building consultants.
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.