Regenerative design principles: Key Concepts for Designers
I've been wrestling with this concept for months now, ever since I watched a construction crew tear down a perfectly functional building in my neighborhood to build another glass box…
Budget Biophilic Workspace Optimization: My $200 Productivity Experiments
Honestly, some of my best productivity improvements have come from workspace experiments where I spent maybe $200 total. I’m not kidding. While people obsess over thousand-dollar ergonomic setups and smart…
Biophilic design sustainable: Connecting Nature and Green Building
Standing in my friend Marcus’s new office building yesterday, I couldn’t help but notice how different it felt from the sterile corporate environments I’d grown accustomed to during my years…
When Cities Actually Make the World Better: What I Learned About Regenerative Urban Design
I never thought much about city planning until I watched my neighborhood flood three times in one summer. Standing in my kitchen, looking out at the water rushing down our…
Green Materials for Building Construction: Complete List
Walking through my local building supply store last Tuesday, I couldn't help but smile at how dramatically the materials section has expanded over the past decade. What used to be…
The Real Deal on Bedroom Furniture That Won’t Poison You While You Sleep
My neighbour Sarah showed up at my office last week looking completely overwhelmed, clutching a stack of furniture catalogues and her laptop. “Linda, I’m going crazy here,” she said, flopping…
Eco Friendly Nursery Furniture for Babys First Room
When my neighbour Sarah asked me to help her choose furniture for her baby's nursery, I honestly thought she was overthinking it. I mean, how complicated could picking out a…
Restore office design: Workspaces That Promote Wellbeing
Walking through the lobby of a Fortune 500 company last Tuesday, I couldn't help but notice how sterile everything felt. Polished marble floors, fluorescent lighting humming overhead, and not a…
Biophilic house: Modern Residences with Natural Design
The sound of rain hitting my living room windows always takes me back to childhood afternoons in Seattle, but these days I'm listening to it from inside what most people…
Biophilic design for schools: Classrooms That Inspire Learning
Last month, I walked into Roosevelt Elementary in Portland and immediately felt my heart sink. Fluorescent lights hummed overhead, casting that familiar sickly blue glow across rows of beige plastic…