What contribution can biophilic design and its natural elements make to a sustainable interiors or green building strategy? These terms are similar but each come with distinct nuances, in this article the Biofilico team of biophilic interior experts unpick the terminology you need to know, from wellbeing interiors to wellness design and biophilia.
Read Moreintroducing green building and healthy building concepts into public restrooms with one hundred restrooms, netherlands. An interview with Co-Founder Marielle Romeijn by Matt Morley.
Read MoreThe six best green and healthy office real estate developments in Barcelona are all located in the PobleNou district. This ex-industrial area is rapidly evolving into the hub for sustainable construction. Each one of the buildings reviewed is guided by an ESG real estate strategy by the investors and developers.
Read MoreProptech is at the heart of both sustainable green buildings and healthy buildings nowadays, as well as playing a role in real estate ESG strategies. Smart Building Collective (SBC) covers building usage, performance, indoor environment, health and safety, user behavior and connectivity. Green & Healthy Places podcast with Matt Morley of Biofilico and Nicholas White of the SMC.
Read MoreExamples of biophilic design in real estate architecture are gaining prominence in high-profile commercial buildings around the world, here we examine the best concepts that combine elements of nature, wellbeing and sustainability.
Read MoreReal estate developers in the residential, commercial and mixed-use sectors are increasingly leveraging the occupant appeal and value-adding benefits of nature in their development briefs. Why? For its unique position straddling both sustainable real estate (green buildings) and wellness real estate (healthy buildings); in other words, it benefits People and Planet through the built environment.
Read Moreour overview of the leading architecture studios for biophilic architecture that bring the outside world in, combining sustainability and wellbeing in real estate.CookFox, USA
GG Loop, Netherlands
Heatherwick Studio, UK
K Studio, Greece
Kengo Kuma & Associates, Japan
M Moser, China
Biofilico healthy building consultants explain how the implementation of green roofs within a sustainable building strategy can provide benefits such as: a reduction of Urban Heat Islands; increased energy efficiency; improved rainwater management; improved biodiversity; the provision of amenity spaces
Read MoreThree key principles need to be kept in mind when applying circular economy to real estate: eliminate waste and pollution + circulate products and materials + regenerate nature (Circular). Here we look at each in turn as well as integration into green building and healthy building certification systems.
Read MoreEarly decisions such as the site selection and location, or implementing a local procurement strategy will have tangible emission impacts from Day One in a sustainable real estate development, as will integrating Active Travel facilities, providing green parking facilities and tracking commuter emissions in the operational phase. Read on for a sustainable building interiors consultant's summary.
Read MoreA review of sustainability in last mile logistics real esate by Biofilico consultants. We cover green building certifications, healthy building certifications, a benchmark case study, energy efficiency, water efficiency, waste efficiency, last mile transportation considerations and the sustainable credentials of a 'hub and spoke' distribution model.
Read MoreA discussion by Matt Morley of Biofilico sustainable real estate and interiors with Manuel Diaz Cebrian, a Mexican entrepreneur promoting a vibrant new bamboo industry in his home country that comes with social impact and environmental benefits aplenty.
Read MoreIn the context of sustainable buildings and interiors, embodied carbon is essentially a question of materials, healthy and environmentally friendly building materials, efficiently used, ideally in a redevelopment rather than a new build construction project.
Read MoreFacilities Management teams play a key role in delivering on a building's performance promises in terms of air quality, water efficiency, energy efficiency, thermal comfort and occupant wellbeing. Here we explore this topic from our perspective as Biofilico healthy building consultants.
Read MoreTalking smart buildings for improved air quality, energy saving and carbon capture with innovative software company CEO Sally R and Matt Morley of Biofilico for the Green & Healthy Places podcast on wellbeing and sustainability in real estate.
Read MoreBuildings and the real estate industry in general contribute around 30% of total global energy consumption, making them a vital consideration in the push for a green energy transition away from fossil fuel dependency. Demand can be reduced through strategies such as passive design and green roofs. Energy source efficiency can involve implementing energy efficient lighting, efficient HVAC (air con ventilation) and elevator systems, as well as renewable energy production on site via solar panels on the roof, for example.
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