Walking into one of those Instagram-worthy biophilic spaces makes me feel some type of way. You know the ones – all that gorgeous reclaimed wood, those smooth stone countertops, plants…
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…
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…
I never really thought about transition spaces until I started trying to figure out why my kids behaved so differently in different parts of our house. You know how some…
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…
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…
# When Nature Meets Culture: What I’ve Learned About Respectful Biophilic Design I’ve been thinking a lot lately about something that never really occurred to me when I first started…
# Real Biophilic Design Success Stories That Actually Work I’ve been completely obsessed with these real-world biophilic design projects that actually worked, not just the ones that look good in…
I’ll be honest – when I first stumbled across articles about companies calculating the actual financial returns on making their offices more nature-connected, my initial thought was “typical corporate approach…
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’m going to be honest with you: when I first moved into my tiny, poorly-ventilated apartment, I had no idea I was accidentally working on air quality optimization through biophilic…
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…
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…
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…
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…