2019 Wellness and biophilia symposium
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[edit] Using Nature-Inspired Design to Foster Workplace Wellness
The Wellness and Biophilia Symposium took place on 6 and 7 June 2019 at BRE Watford. It coincided with the launch of BRE’s Biophilic Office, a research project that will gather evidence about the impacts of nature-inspired design and technology on people and business.
The symposium addressed questions such as:
- How can nature-inspired design foster office occupant wellness?
- What are the key interventions that can capitalise on the return on investment in an office refurbishment?
The immersive and interactive two-day event also included:
- An array of speakers on biophilic design and the latest research.
- Site tours to ‘biophilic’ themed satellite projects and showcases in the nearby Greater London area.
- A networking experience with like-minded health and wellbeing experts, building system and technology experts, real estate and HR professionals from around the world.
- Conference sessions.
- Workshops.
- Demonstrations of biophilic and wellness-related innovations, products and services.
[edit] Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki
- Are we doing the right thing? Shaping well-being into the future of our urban communities.
- Assessing health and wellbeing in buildings.
- Biophilia.
- Biophilic design research.
- Biophilic design.
- Biophilic gym.
- BRE articles on Designing Buildings Wiki.
- BRE wellbeing research paper competition.
- Building Research Establishment.
- Health and productivity in sustainable buildings.
- TG10 2016 At a glance, wellbeing.
- The Biophilic Office.
- Thermal comfort and wellbeing.
- WELL and BREEAM align.
- WELL Building Standard.
- Wellbeing.
- Wellbeing and creativity in workplace design - case studies.
- Wellbeing considerations for property managers.
- What we know about wellbeing.
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