So there I was Tuesday morning, three bamboo flooring samples lined up on my desk at the office, each one supposedly the “greenest option available.” One shipped from some manufacturer…
The email arrived on a Tuesday morning while I was testing a new bio-based wood stain in my workshop. A family in Tacoma wanted to furnish their entire 2,400 square…
Innovative biophilic solutions must be created to address the design challenges that occur with urban apartments. In urban apartments, there are severe limitations to space due to high density. Natural…
The doorbell rang at 7:23 AM last Tuesday – I know the exact time because I was staring at my coffee maker, willing it to brew faster. My neighbour Janet…
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…
Last Tuesday, I was reviewing procurement data from one of my larger consulting clients when something caught my attention. Their Q3 spending on sustainable building materials had jumped 34% compared…
Walking through Marina Bay Sands in Singapore three years ago, I stopped dead in my tracks when I encountered the most audacious green wall I'd ever seen. This wasn't your…
I've been working with builders in the Seattle area for nearly eight years now, and I can tell you that finding reliable suppliers of truly sustainable materials used to feel…
The other day, I found myself staring at my friend Maya's studio apartment – all 450 square feet of it – wondering how we could possibly make it feel less…
Traditional architecture has been based on a completely different set of priorities than biophilic design — cost effectiveness, standardisation, visual simplicity. Functionality and affordability have been the major drivers of…