Sustainability in Focus Is Biophilic Design the Future
# Why I Think Biophilic Design Isn’t Just Pretty—It Might Actually Save Us You know that amazing smell after it rains? That earthy, clean scent that makes you want to…
I Analyzed What Makes Offices Actually Work Better – Here’s My Data on Natural Elements
I was consulting on productivity metrics for a company in Atlanta about five years ago, and their downtown office was basically a case study in how to kill employee performance.…
Following Nature’s Lead: How Our Family Learned to Design Spaces That Change with the Seasons
You know what I’ve been obsessing over lately? How our house changes throughout the year. I was sitting in the kitchen this morning, watching my daughter eat breakfast in this…
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…
How I Discovered Natural Elements Actually Boost Retail Performance (And Started Tracking the Data)
I was at Target the other day – just picking up printer paper and somehow ending up with $150 worth of stuff I didn’t need – when I realized something.…
I Tracked How Green Roofs and Vertical Gardens Actually Affect Productivity (The Data Surprised Me)
I’ve been working from home for six years now, and like most remote workers, I’ve gotten pretty obsessed with optimizing my workspace. But recently I started wondering about something bigger…
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…
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…
I Tracked the Real Costs of Biophilic Design – The ROI Numbers Actually Make Sense
I’ll be completely transparent here – when I first started calculating the costs of my biophilic workspace optimizations, I thought I was going overboard. Tracking every expense in spreadsheets, measuring…
I Tested Four Major Biophilic Design Certifications – Here’s What Actually Works for Remote Workers
I’ll be honest – when I first started diving into biophilic design certifications, I was mostly interested in whether any of these frameworks could help me optimize my home office…
Why I Started Tracking My Office Setup By Season (And The Productivity Data That Convinced Me)
I’ll be honest – I used to think seasonal office changes were just interior design fluff. Then I started tracking my productivity metrics more carefully and noticed some weird patterns…
How I Applied Research on Natural Light to Transform My Home Office (And Why the Data Actually Matters)
I’ve been optimizing my home workspace for about four years now, and natural light was honestly the game-changer that started it all. When I first began tracking my productivity metrics,…
Testing Smart Tech in My Home Office – When Productivity Data Meets Plant-Powered Workspaces
I’ve been tracking productivity metrics in my home office for about three years now, and the data keeps showing something interesting: the biggest gains happen when technology and plants work…
The Psychological Benefits of Biophilic Spaces: A Deep Dive
# Why Natural Spaces Actually Change Your Brain (And Why I’m Slightly Obsessed) I’ve been down this rabbit hole for about two years now, and honestly? The more I read…