Biophilic Home Office Design
The home office is often a far cry from what remote workers envisioned. Many are operating from bedrooms, kitchens or cramped dining rooms. As a result, many people struggle with…
Eco-Friendly Furniture Themes for Interior Design
Last Tuesday, I found myself staring at a client's living room filled with what she proudly called "sustainable furniture," and I had to bite my tongue. The coffee table? Bamboo…
Biophilic philosophy: The Thinking Behind Natural Design
Yesterday, while reorganizing my makeshift home library (books balanced on windowsills, stacked under grow lights, you know how it goes), I stumbled across my dog-eared copy of "The Biophilia Hypothesis"…
Restoration design trends: What’s New in Healing Spaces
I was standing in the abandoned lobby of what used to be a premier rehabilitation centre in downtown Portland last Tuesday, watching sunlight stream through cracked skylights onto water-stained marble…
Amazon Spheres: Extreme Biophilic Design in Corporate Architecture
Upon entering the Amazon Spheres in Seattle, one experiences a disorienting feeling. You’re not entering a traditional office building. Instead, you’re entering what looks and feels like a jungle, encased…
New Green Building Materials: Latest Market Innovations
Walking through a material innovation lab last Tuesday, I couldn't help but grin at the irony. Here I was, examining a sample of mycelium-based insulation that looked disturbingly like the…
Global Green Building Materials Market: Analysis and Forecast
Walking through the Construct trade show in Las Vegas last month, I couldn't help but notice how different the exhibition halls looked compared to even five years ago. Where vendors…
Why Most “Eco-Friendly” Furniture is Marketing BS (And How to Actually Find the Good Stuff)
Last weekend I caught myself lecturing a sales associate at a furniture store about formaldehyde emissions in their “natural” bedroom set. Poor guy probably thought I was nuts. But when…
Green Building Roofing Materials: Sustainable Roof Systems
Yesterday I found myself standing on a client's roof at 6 AM, thermometer in hand, measuring surface temperatures that would make you question everything you thought you knew about roofing…
Eco Friendly Bamboo Furniture: Sustainable and Stylish
My contractor buddy Jake called me last Thursday with what he thought was a simple question: "Hey, what's the deal with bamboo furniture? This client's asking about it, and I…