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October 17, 2023 Home & Residential Workplace & Productivity

Trying to Bring Nature Into My Tiny Apartment’s Home Office (Spoiler: Virtual Trees Are Weird But Also Kind of Work?)

When I first started working from home during the pandemic, I literally set up my laptop on my kitchen table facing a brick wall. My one window shows nothing but…

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October 17, 2023 Spaces & Buildings

What I’ve Learned About Bringing Wildlife Back to Our Cities – A Practical Look at Urban Habitats

Even in the heart of busy cities, with all their concrete and traffic noise, there’s something remarkable happening that most people walk right past. I’ve been noticing it more over…

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October 16, 2023 Home & Residential

When Math Meets Nature: How I Discovered the Fibonacci Pattern in My Garden and Home

After living in the same house for nearly four decades, you start noticing things about nature that maybe passed you by when you were younger and busier. These days, spending…

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October 14, 2023 Home & Residential

The Small Things Matter: Textures, Scents, and Details That Make a Home Feel Right

This morning I was sitting on the back deck I rebuilt two years ago – had to replace the old composite boards with real cedar after my wife complained they…

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October 2, 2023 Biophilic Design Basics Health & Wellbeing Home & Residential Spaces & Buildings Workplace & Productivity

What I Learned from Visiting Abu Dhabi’s Al Bahar Towers: A Retiree’s Take on Climate-Smart Building Design

Last spring, my wife and I took our first international trip in years – a visit to our son who’s working in the Middle East. While she was content spending…

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September 1, 2023 Biophilic Design Basics Health & Wellbeing Home & Residential Spaces & Buildings Workplace & Productivity

What I’ve Learned About Natural Learning Spaces – Lessons for Grandparents and Communities

I never paid much attention to school buildings when I was young – they were just places you went to learn, usually pretty sterile affairs with fluorescent lights and cinder…

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August 31, 2023 Home & Residential

How I Learned to Actually Breathe Better in My Tiny Apartment (And Why Your Air Probably Sucks Too)

Okay, so I need to be honest about something. When I first started cramming plants into my tiny, poorly-ventilated apartment, I had no idea I was accidentally working on “air…

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August 31, 2023 Home & Residential

Why I Added a Tiny Fountain to My Studio Apartment (And You Should Too)

Okay, so this is going to sound a little ridiculous, but adding a tiny tabletop fountain to my 400-square-foot studio apartment was honestly one of the best decisions I’ve made…

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August 30, 2023 Health & Wellbeing Home & Residential

Making Nature Accessible: What I’ve Learned About Inclusive Design While Adapting Our Home

After eight years of modifying our home for my wife’s changing mobility needs, I’ve learned something important: the benefits of being connected to nature shouldn’t be limited to people who…

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August 29, 2023 Biophilic Design Basics

What I’ve Learned About Bringing Nature Indoors: A Retiree’s Guide to Biophilic Design Trends

When I first started reading about biophilic design eight years ago, most of the examples seemed pretty far removed from what regular homeowners like my wife and I could actually…

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