Biophilic Design for Memory Care
NEW_TITLE: What I Learned About Memory Care When My Uncle Needed Help (And Why Plants Matter More Than I Thought) I never really thought about what makes a good memory…
I Started Tracking How Different Scents Affect My Productivity – Here’s What Actually Works
I noticed something weird in my productivity data last month. My focus metrics were consistently 15-20% higher on certain days, but I couldn’t figure out what was different. Sleep was…
How I Applied Biophilic Design Principles to Multi-Generational Living (And What the Data Shows About Family Connection)
So I’ve been tracking family interaction patterns since my parents moved in with us last year. Yeah, I know – tracking family dynamics sounds weird, but hear me out. When…
What Happens When You Bring Nature Into Your Kids’ Screen Time (And Your Own Zoom Calls)
So there I was last week, stuck in another endless virtual PTA meeting about school budget cuts, when something caught my attention. One of the other parents had this amazing…
What I’ve Learned Tracking $200K+ Biophilic Design Installations (And Why the Data Matters for All Remote Workers)
I’ve been tracking high-end biophilic design installations for about three years now – started as a side curiosity when I kept seeing productivity research about natural elements, but it’s turned…
Making Peace with Desert Living: How I Learned to Create Green Spaces Without Drowning My Water Bill
So I’ve been thinking a lot lately about this whole obsession we have with trying to recreate jungle vibes everywhere we live, regardless of whether it makes any sense. It…
Learning About Fungi in Home Design: An Engineer’s Journey into Mushrooms and Materials
I never thought I’d be growing mushrooms in my basement at age seventy-two, but here we are. Started about two years ago when our daughter sent me an article about…
How Natural Elements Actually Calm Your Nerves – What I’ve Learned About Reducing Anxiety Through Home Design
When I first started reading about something called “biophilic design” a few years back, I’ll admit I was skeptical. It sounded like one of those fancy design trends that come…
How I Accidentally Discovered That Plants Actually Make You More Creative (And the Data to Prove It)
I stumbled onto the nature-creativity connection completely by accident while trying to solve a productivity problem I’d been tracking for months. My marketing analysis work requires a lot of creative…
Creating a Welcoming Front Entrance: What I’ve Learned About Bringing Nature Indoors
When you walk into any building – whether it’s a doctor’s office, a business, or even our church – the first space you encounter sets the tone for everything that…
Making Stairs Work Better: What I’ve Learned About Bringing Nature Indoors
You know, after thirty-eight years in the same house, I’ve given a lot of thought to stairs. Not just because mine are getting harder to climb – though there’s that…
Making Your Kitchen Work Better: What I’ve Learned About Bringing Nature Indoors
After spending the last few years modifying our house for my wife’s health needs, I’ve learned a lot about how much our environment affects our daily wellbeing. The kitchen, especially,…
What I’ve Learned About Bringing Nature Back Into Our Living Spaces After 38 Years in the Same House
After eight years of modifying our home and yard to better support my wife’s health needs following her stroke, I’ve come to understand something that should have been obvious all…
Hotel Lobby Goals: What I Learned About Biophilic Design from Actually Staying Places (Not Just Instagram)
Okay, so I’m not exactly staying at five-star hotels on the regular – my travel budget is more “find the cheapest thing on Booking.com that doesn’t look like a horror…
What I’ve Learned About Bringing Nature Into Workspaces (And Why It Matters More Than I Expected)
I’ve been reading about something that really caught my attention – how companies are redesigning offices to connect workers with nature. It’s called biophilic design, and after spending most of…