Eco Friendly Hotel Furniture for Sustainable Hospitality
My phone rang at 7:30 AM on a Tuesday, which usually means trouble. Sarah, the procurement director at a boutique hotel chain in the Pacific Northwest, sounded frazzled. "We're opening…
Biophilic plan: Structuring Interiors with Nature
You know what's fascinating? I was reorganizing my living space last month – again, because I apparently can't sit still with my surroundings for more than six months – when…
Biophilic design school: Creating Learning Environments with Nature
My phone buzzed at 6:47 AM last Tuesday with a text that made me sit up straight in bed. "Can you help us design a classroom that doesn't make kids…
Why LEED’s Materials Credits Drive Me Crazy (And How to Actually Use Them Right)
You know what really gets under my skin? Watching project teams treat LEED’s Materials and Resources category like some kind of scavenger hunt. I was at a job site meeting…
Green Building Materials Manufacturers: Industry Directory
You know what drives me absolutely crazy? Walking into a building supply store and having the sales associate point me toward the "green" section like it's some specialty aisle for…
Restore design company: A Complete Guide
# Finding a Restore Design Company: What I Learned From My Search NEW_TITLE: Finding a Restore Design Company: What I Learned From My Search My neighbour Sarah knocked on my…
Biophilic design workplace: Improving Employee Wellbeing
You know what really gets me fired up? Walking into an office that feels like a sterile laboratory and watching people slowly wilt like houseplants stuck in a basement. I…
Biophilic interior architecture: Blending Nature and Structure
My neighbour knocked on my door last Tuesday at 7 AM holding a cup of coffee and wearing that look people get when they're about to ask for a favour.…
Biophilic interior design: Nature-Inspired Style for Modern Homes
The phone buzzed at 6:47 AM last Tuesday – my client Sarah, texting photos from her newly renovated living room. "I can't explain it," she wrote, "but I actually want…
Biophilic window: Natural Light as a Design Element
I was crammed into the back corner of a downtown Portland coffee shop yesterday, laptop balanced precariously on my knees, when the afternoon sun suddenly broke through those towering cloud…