Biophilic Design and Academic Success

Biophilic design leads to better academic outcomes. Biophilic design can reduce stress, improve cognitive performance, enhance moods, and promote more pro-social behavior. This presentation will explore the science of biophilia, introduce a pattern language, and highlight case studies specific to the application of biophilic design in educational facilities. The program is intended to give participants tools for making the economic arguments for implementing biophilic design.

Speaker:
William Browning, Hon. AIA, LEED AP, Founding and Managing Partner, Terrapin Bright Green

About the Speaker:
William Browning, Hon. AIA, LEED AP, BED Colorado University, MSRED MIT, is the Managing Partner in Terrapin Bright Green, an environmental strategies research and consulting firm. Browning’s clients include Disney, New Songdo City, Lucasfilm, Google, Marriott, Bank of America, Salesforce, Interface, JP Morgan Chase, 1 Hotel, CoStar Group, the Inn of the Anasazi, the White House, and the Sydney 2000 Olympic Village. Browning was a founding member of the USGBC Board of Directors. He began research in human productivity/wellbeing and green buildings in the 1990s at Rocky Mountain Institute. He is co-author of Greening the Building and the Bottom Line (1994), The Economics of Biophilia (2012, 2023 2nd Ed), 14 Patterns of Biophilic Design (2014, 2024 10th Anniversary ED), Human Spaces 2.0 Biophilic Design in Hospitality (2017) and Nature Inside, A Biophilic Design Guide (2020). His work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Washington Post, Elle, Popular Science, and in segments by NPR, Reuters, CNN, and PBS.

If you register for a virtual ticket, you will receive an email with a Zoom link to access the program.