Triple Glazing vs Double Glazing for Passive House Builds
# Triple Glazing vs Double Glazing for Passive House Builds I’ve been down the glazing rabbit hole more times than I care to admit. When I first heard about Passivhaus…
Why The Edge Amsterdam Is Called the Smartest Green Building on Earth
I’ll be honest, when I first heard about The Edge in Amsterdam being called the “smartest green building on Earth,” I rolled my eyes a bit. You know how these…
Simon Dales Hobbit House Wales and What It Actually Takes to Build One
I remember the exact moment I decided I wanted to build my own version of Simon Dale’s hobbit house. It was 2009, I’d just seen the photos online for the…
Choosing Indoor Plants That Actually Improve Air Quality and Where to Put Them
# Choosing Indoor Plants That Actually Improve Air Quality and Where to Put Them I spent the better part of a decade convinced that filling my flat with plants would…
Goldsmith Street Norwich and the Council Housing That Won the Stirling Prize
I was walking past a building site in Norwich about eight years ago when I saw something that made me stop dead. The builders were installing these massive triple-glazed windows…
Brithdir Mawr Pembrokeshire and the Roundhouse Community That Fought Planning Law
I built my first structure without planning permission when I was twenty-three. Nothing as ambitious as a whole house, mind you – just a garden shed that was probably six…
DIY Biophilic Design: Budget-Friendly Implementation
The largest misconception about biophilic design is that it has to be expensive. People see pictures of biophilic spaces that include living walls at prices in the thousands, water features…
Accessibility & Inclusive Biophilic Design
I have been developing my understanding of biophilic design within the workplace for many years now and I have come across a lot of examples of designers doing a great…
The Benefits of Biophilic Design: What the Research Actually Shows
I read a lot of research. Thousands of studies on biophilic design, environmental psychology, occupational health, and wellness. My purpose is to find out what the data really tells us—not…