The administration at the University of California Santa Barbara finally realized that the emperor had no clothes and cancelled the mostly windowless Munger Hall,1 but the fight for natural light and air continues. The monstrous dorm would have sentenced over 4,000 students to bedrooms with no windows, creating a potentially disastrous living experience. In location near […]
Agrihoods, neighborhoods that incorporate food production into their design, have been getting more attention in the residential development world. In many cases, these projects are conventional sprawl with a tiny community garden or orchard. Whereas, in their truest form, agrihoods weave food production into the design and experiential fabric of their communities in much more […]
A man to whom Terrapin owes much of our passion and focus passed away last month. Edward O. Wilson made multiple contributions to science and society. His focus on ants and their behaviors led to a sometimes controversial exploration of innate vs learned behavior in other species—sociobiology, a field in which he was a pioneer. […]
| Bill discusses his own experience with natural ventilation systems, and Professor Alan Short’s timely new book, The Recovery of Natural Environments in Architecture. This work is very encouraging as it will not only lower energy costs and improve ventilation, it also offers a new level of resilience when conventional systems fail. — Read More
| As summer gets into full swing, we’ve shared Terrapin’s Summer Reading list. It includes titles ranging from neuroscience to National Parks, and everything in between. — Read More
| Terrapin welcomes Dakota Walker to the team as Junior Research Analyst. — Read More
| Take a deeper dive into Interface’s new mission, “Climate Take Back”, to go beyond thinking about how to limit the damage caused by climate change and to start thinking about how to reverse climate change. — Read More
| The practice of therapeutic “forest bathing” popular in Asia and increasingly in the US supports health, wellbeing and meaningful contact with nature. Providing this access to nature has wide ranging implications for the health of the population and resilience in the face of climate change. — Read More
| Terrapin and Sloan discuss how choosing to pursue certification for the business and products helps ensure we are living their values of sustainability. — Read More
| Bill Browning, Bob Fox and Chris Garvin discuss Drawdown and how it shifts the focus from climate change mitigation to climate change reversal. — Read More
| Bill heads to Las Vegas for HD Expo 2017 to talk about Terrapin’s research in biophilic design in hospitality. — Read More
| It’s that time of year again! The Living Future unConference by the International Living Future Institute is just around the corner. The progressive green building and sustainability conference will run from May 17th to May 19th in Seattle, Oregon. In line with this year’s theme of Genius + Courage, the lineup includes heavy-hitting keynote speakers […] — Read More
| Terrapin works across a broad spectrum of areas—environmental strategy, biophilic design, ecological design, and bioinspired innovation—but all of our efforts aim to create a healthier world. Supporting human health has implications at all scales of the built environment and unites our work across these diverse fields. — Read More
| Bill Browning will be speaking about biophilic design and hospitality at this year’s BD West Conference and Expo in Los Angeles. — Read More
| Bill Browning was interviewed for a news clip looking at biophilic design in New York City and how it leads to better health and wellbeing in the workplace. — Read More
| With the collaboration of ARP-Astrance and Gondwana, the 14 Patterns of Biophilic Design is now also 14 Modèles de Conception Biophilique! — Read More
| Biomimicry and biophilia are frequently confused in the sustainability world. Learn the difference between these two important concepts and take the quiz to test your knowledge! — Read More
| Terrapin developed a comprehensive report that helped the development team understand which specific sustainability strategies and goals are critical to create the premier environmentally progressive development in the Hudson Valley and New York. — Read More
| In an effort to expedite the broad adoption of biophilic design, I’ve been exploring ways to build evidence and communicate success of industry-relevant biophilic design precedents. These are early thoughts on how we might go about filling knowledge gaps, proving the intuitively obvious, and establishing emotional connections to the built environment. — Read More
| If I’m lucky, during the winter I have enough time and mental space to read one real book before other commitments distract me. This year, I dove into Daniel Wahl’s Designing Regenerative Cultures. In our current age of rapid evolution, Daniel offers a framework to co-create a plan to move beyond our destructive world order […] — Read More
| The December 2016 issue of Hospitality Design magazine features Biophilic Design and quotes Terrapin partner Bill Browning. — Read More
| This post explores the public health benefits of green infrastructure and uses the Gowanus neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY as an example of how this type of infrastructure can be implemented to benefit communities. During a site visit to Gowanus, three sites were identified to examine the opportunities to develop green infrastructure where people live, work, and play. — Read More
| Terrapin’s Rebecca Macies was selected for Urban Green Council’s 2017 Membership Committee. The Membership Committee assists Urban Green Council in increasing membership and member participation in UGC events. Rebecca brings her unique background in environmental policy and economics, as well as her experience in community outreach and engagement, to the position. We look forward to another […] — Read More
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