6th September 2019
Biophilic Office
8th February 2018
How a BRE Office Became the Centre Piece for Major Biophilic Design Research
A chance encounter in a traffic jam has led to a major scientific investigation on the wellbeing effects of biophilic design History tells us that people have always been influenced and attracted by nature. For example, tomb paintings from ancient Egypt, as well as remains found in the ruins of Pompeii, demonstrate that people brought … Continue reading “How a BRE Office Became the Centre Piece for Major Biophilic Design Research”
3rd July 2018
The Biophilic Office – Putting People First
What impact does our workplace have on us as occupants? Health and wellbeing of staff is a hot topic for employers, with a growing understanding of the impact that our office environment has on it and on our performance in the workplace. We spend 90% of our lives in buildings, including much of our working … Continue reading “The Biophilic Office – Putting People First”
20th September 2018
The Power of Plants
Curtis Gubb is a PhD student at the University of Reading, UK, investigating houseplants and indoor air quality. His focus is on the impact of plants on the removal of chemical compounds such as CO2, NO2 and Ozone. Here he discusses the value of plants in the indoor environment. Biophilic integration in the work place … Continue reading “The Power of Plants”
6th December 2018
IBPC joins The Biophilic Office project
The International Biodiversity & Property Council IBPC (Le Conseil International Biodiversité & Immobilier, CIBI) has joined The Biophilic Office project as the latest dissemination partner. Based in Paris and with 80 members, IBPC represents leading organisations in urbanism, ecology, construction and real estate. Its goal is to promote urban biodiversity and human-nature relationship in real … Continue reading “IBPC joins The Biophilic Office project”
18th December 2018
Human-Centric Lighting: The Future of the Workplace
Since our society moved into large-scale office buildings and turned on static high-intensity ceiling lighting, it seems that we never looked back. For decades the notion of office spaces included, well, not much more than what employees might need for work — desks, kitchens, comfortable chairs and bright lights. Yet as the concept of the … Continue reading “Human-Centric Lighting: The Future of the Workplace”
15th January 2019
RHS joins The Biophilic Office as a dissemination partner
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), one of the world’s largest gardening charities, has joined The Biophilic Office project as the latest dissemination partner. Founded in 1804 to inspire passion and excellence in the science, art and practice of horticulture, the RHS vision is to enrich everyone’s life through plants and make the UK a greener and more … Continue reading “RHS joins The Biophilic Office as a dissemination partner”
23rd April 2019
Re-establish human relationships with the natural world
Continue exploiting natural resources until they are gone, or regenerate them and re-establish human relationships with the natural world – it’s up to us ‘We are living at a point in time when human society’s influence on the environment, and the environmental impact of our individual lives, has never been as strong,’ says Mike Maunder … Continue reading “Re-establish human relationships with the natural world”
18th December 2017
A New Way to Capture Occupant Well-being
Well-being is a hot topic right now as companies look at ways to improve their staff productivity and creativity in ever increasingly competitive markets. As part of my PhD research, I have been exploring the idea of using video data to try to gauge occupant well-being in buildings. The ultimate aim is to integrate this … Continue reading “A New Way to Capture Occupant Well-being”
5th July 2017
World first biophilic design research project connects buildings with nature
A live office refurbishment will provide environmental and human data as evidence for positive health and wellbeing impacts on office occupants BRE are today launching The Biophilic Office project – a ground-breaking office refurbishment project that will provide quantified evidence on the benefits of biophilic design on health, well-being and productivity of office occupants. The … Continue reading “World first biophilic design research project connects buildings with nature”