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Bill Browning Interviewed by Human Spaces
| Our own Bill Browning was interviewed by Human Spaces about biophilia in the workplace, the 14 Patterns of Biophilic Design and the Human Spaces Report. Click here to see the video. — Read More
Terrapin Releases 14 Patterns of Biophilic Design
| Terrapin releases the publication, 14 Patterns of Biophilic Design, on research and design opportunities addressing positive health impacts of biophilia. — Read More
Project Profiles
Pentagon Green Renovation
| Mr. Browning was instrumental in developing guidelines to set green criteria for the renovation of the Pentagon. — Read More
Hegeman Residence
| The Terrapin charrette allowed stakeholders to focus on occupant health, indoor environmental quality, and best practices to reduce tenants’ energy bills. — Read More
Starwood Hotels – Element Goes Green
| Terrapin helped develop the ELEMENT Goes Green guidelines for green hotel properties will hopefully serve as an influential example for the entire industry. — Read More
Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory
| Bill Browning, Bob Fox, and Jeff Bannon led an Environmental Opportunities Charrette to formulate a plan for optimizing the environmental performance. — Read More
Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park
| Terrapin founders Bob Fox, Rick Cook, and Bill Browning were the lead architects and sustainability experts for the Bank of America Tower, the first LEED Platinum-certified commercial skyscraper in the country. — Read More
Lucasfilm’s Letterman Digital Arts Center
| Bill Browning served as the lead green design consultant for a team charged with designing a new facility for Lucasfilm. — Read More
Nantucket Cottage Hospital
| Terrapin’s recommendations for the Hospital included improving the quality of environment and quality of care in every aspect of the organization. — Read More
Battery Park City Authority Guidelines
| The Environmental Guidelines for Battery Park City have provided a foundation for innovative ideas that improve the vision of what cities can become. — Read More
The Ritz-Carlton Charlotte
| Using 30% less energy, 35% less water and other green building strategies, the Ritz-Carlton in Charlotte, had highest occupancy rates of any in the brand. — Read More
Inn of the Anasazi
| Located in downtown Santa Fe, the Inn of the Anasazi is a synthesis of social, cultural, and environmental sustainability. — Read More
California Academy of Sciences
| Bill Browning and his team at Rocky Mountain Institute helped craft sustainability strategies for the new California Academy of Sciences. — Read More
Greening of the White House
| Bill Browning helped lead a joint government-private effort to improve the environmental performance of the White House complex in Washington, D.C. — Read More
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