The 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 MoreTalking mental empowerment through an innovative office gym concept by Katharina Naumann in Munich, Germany. She is a former Olympic athlete and now life coach. We discuss workplace wellbeing, functional fitness, meditation and mobility training as well as ways to reduce stress while promoting happiness in the office.
Read MoreWhen designing an office or workspace, as biophilic design consultants it is fundamental to create an interior in which occupant wellbeing is maximized while minimizing environmental impact - a magic combination made possible by biophilic design. Here we review some recently completed or soon-to-be-completed examples of biophilic design and sustainable interior design in offices!
Read MoreThe role of acoustic in creating a comfortable environment for building occupants; how pink noise can cover up unwanted background noise, sound zones and spatial layouts; the all important distinction between sound, silence, the sounds of nature and noise; the role nature sounds can play in promoting wellness; and the main causes of noise in a building that need to be mitigated in a comprehensive healthy building acoustics plan.
Read MoreStrategies such as biophilic design, mental health programs, the encouragement of an active lifestyle and the provision of restorative spaces can all be used to increase mental wellbeing for building occupants. In addition, it is helpful to have a designated mental health champion as part of a healthy building concept.
Read MoreWe explore the connections between my world of healthy buildings and interiors, and Charlie’s world of healthy sleep. We discuss sleep hygiene, the physiological impact of sleep on our bodies not to mention our brains, pre-industrial age sleeping habits vs todays, the power nap as a productivity tool, how to create restorative spaces or sleep pods in an office or educational environment that people will actually use, and the role of meditation and restorative deep relaxation practices in improving rest.
Read MoreHow company culture can help foster a healthy workplace and worker wellness
Read MoreThe benefits of active design in the workplace, from standing desks, to gym rooms, active stairwell design and more.
Read Morewhat role does biophilic design play in the well building standard? There are plenty of credits to be won by using biophilia in a WELL certified project, here’s how we do it!
Read MoreEmployee health wellness with Wellable CEO Nick Patel discussing healthy indoor environments, workplace wellbeing trends, ESG, mental health and the post-Covid office.
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Episode 28 of the Green & Healthy Places podcast with Matt Morley takes us to Dubai talking to Bobbi Hartshorne, Co-Founder and Chief Wellbeing Officer at WellWise, a UK and UAE based business that takes an integrated diagnostics approach to delivering value via office wellbeing programs for corporations large and small.
Read MoreAn introduction to biophilic design and wellbeing interior concepts
Read MoreA 'Wellbeing Champion' is a consultancy role typical of large scale real estate development or corporate office projects alongside landlords, architects and HR teams for example. Representing the voice of occupant health and promoting strategies that can positively impact the wellness benefits of a building or interior is suddenly no longer deemed a nice to have, instead it is seen as keeping pace with market dynamics and future-proofing a project for the next five years.
Read MoreHow does biophilic design connect with wellbeing interiors, healthy buildings and sustainable design principles? Nature has all the answers, combining elements of both, balancing People and Planet, human wellness and the environment.
Read MoreBiophilic design in the context of green building and healthy building standards. How does biophilia relate to and combine elements of wellbeing and sustainability?
Read MoreInterview for 'Future of Workplace Wellbeing' seminar between Matt Morley and Leigh Chapman
Read MoreEpisode 14 of our green and healthy places podcast focused on wellness and sustainability in real estate and hospitality: Leigh Chapman, Founder of Yinshi, a workplace wellness start-up focused on facilitating meditation at work.
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