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Migliorare la Salute e il Benessere nell’Ambiente Costruito
Drawing from the latest cross-disciplinary research, we are reimagining standard practices in the built environment. Collaborating with researchers in diverse fields ranging from psychology to materials science, we publish reports, white papers, and articles to engage the community and inform our clients’ projects. This work brings together human wellbeing, the built environment, and the life sciences to create innovative solutions for a changing world.
Migliorare la Salute e il Benessere nell’Ambiente Costruito
Why designing with nature in mind makes financial sense
An exploration of the science on biophilic responses to wood
A resource for practitioners of biophilic design
A Biophilic Design Guide
Recommendations for a Fire-Resilient, Resource-Efficient and Affordable New Home
Economic & Bio-Inspired Perspectives on Indoor Air Quality Management
Psychoacoustic Strategies for Workplace Distractions & The Bottom Line
Improving Health and Well-Being in the Built Environment
Why designing with nature in mind makes financial sense
An environmental analysis of the 1958-1973 Manhattan Office Building
The Future of Energy, Innovation, and Business
Healthy Principles For Designing the Built World
שיפור הבריאות ותחושת הרווחה בסביבה הבנויה
Mejorar la salud y el bienestar en el entorno construido
Améliorer la santé et le bien-être dans l’environnement bâti
Concevoir avec la Nature : un atout économique
Biophilic Design in Hospitality
Greening NYC’s Historic Buildings
The promise of algae biofuels
Improving the urban experience
Eco-Diplomacy in Operation (2nd Ed.)
Increasing productivity through energy-efficient design
Performance Parameters for Health
Taking a holistic approach to biophilic design can help support seniors' specific health issues
Sustainability in the Built Environment: Biophilic Design
Linking Theory + Practice: Healthier Workplaces, Happier Employees
The Role of Biophilic Design in Landscape Architecture for Health and Well-being
Biophilic Design Patterns: Emerging Nature-Based Parameters for Health and Well-Being in the Built Environment
CTBUH Journal, 2014 Issue 1
Implications for sustainable design
Chapter 12: Sustainability and Energy Considerations
The theory, science, and practice of bringing buildings to life, Chapters 22 & 23
Recent articles from our blog that describe our work and ideas
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. […]
Over the years I have noticed that while good ideas come and go, truly bad ideas take on a life of their own. Some ideas even move into the realm of what Amory Lovins calls ‘spherically stupid’—stupid from any direction you look. Billionaire Charlie Munger is giving the University of California Santa Barbara $200 million […]
This feature is a follow up to Bill’s previous post on The Journey of Sustainability. 1 September 2021 Thirty years ago today, Amory and Hunter Lovins, over the objections of some of the Rocky Mountain Institute’s board of directors, allowed a 29-year-old to launch a new program to work with real estate developers to make […]