Creating Healthy Living Spaces: Wellness and Biophilic Design in Green Building Solutions

 

Biophilic design strengthens our bond with the environment and the flow of natural processes. This strengthened connection reduces strain and speeds up restoration, decreasing expenses and improving the built environment's quality.

We've all had good times in the natural world, so "Biophilic Design" is better thought of as a design philosophy than a passing trend. Putting it into action doesn't mean spending money. Instead, it means figuring out how we can connect with nature through the art and architecture of our primary spaces. As a result, green building solutions increase people's connection to nature on all scales, encouraging creativity, productivity and wellness.

What Makes Biophilic Design Relevant?

Well-being-centred design is essential. Why? Living in a city is stressful. Coincidence?

We find this to be false. Here are the reasons:

·       Sixty-six percent of the industrialised world will be urbanised by 2050, further isolating people from nature.

·       According to the National Human Activity Pattern Survey, the average person spends nearly ninety percent of their time indoors.

·       According to the World Health Organization, stress is a "health epidemic of the 21st century" that has a negative impact on both business and individual well-being.

·       A well-known green building consultancy found that people recover from stress more quickly outside of cities.

With an extensive amount of evidence behind the tenet, we need to discover methods to both creatively advance the application of the fundamentals of biophilic design and make it financially accessible to expand its acceptance.

Benefits of Biophilic Design as a Green Building Solution

Workplaces, schools, hotels, shops and homes may all reap financial and operational advantages from biophilic design principles. Everyone who lives, works or visits a space incorporating biophilic design principles will feel better. In addition to the obvious health and happiness benefits to the building's tenants, there are also significant financial benefits.

·       Working in a less stressful environment has several benefits, including increased productivity, employee satisfaction and loyalty and less absenteeism and turnover.

·       Schools have the potential to reduce the effects of cognitive fatigue, stress and ADHD on both students and employees, improving their ability to focus and concentrate. This has the potential to boost academic outcomes and keep more students and teachers in the school.

·       Hotels and restaurants that have access to the outdoors are more likely to keep their customers, as well as bring in more of them.

To Conclude

Instead of seeing biophilic design as a luxury, think of it as a way to develop your imagination while boosting your health and happiness. Recognising the possibilities and developing techniques to make them available at different levels of detail are crucial.