EventsThinkingCall for papers: BRE’s Wellness & biophilia symposium
2 months ago3 min
Using Nature-Inspired Design to Foster Workplace Wellness
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StandardsDesigning to enhance student mental health: free event explores the answers
2 months ago3 min
An event organised by HEDQF (Higher Education Design Quality Forum) and sponsored by BuroHappold Engineering will provide a much-needed focus on the topic of designing to enhance student mental health.
EventsWood and Wellness Conference: the positive impacts of exposure to natural products
2 months ago4 min
Exposure to the natural world can have a positive impact on health and wellbeing – a new conference finds out how.
ResearchUnite says: ‘1000s of workers are being denied toilet dignity’ in the workplace
2 months ago4 min
Unite the trade union is demanding that employers take action to ensure that workers are granted toilet dignity in the workplace.
A remarkable project by BRE and Loughborough University sees a 100sqm Victorian house adapted to cater for different types and stages of dementia.
EventsBiophilic Design Talk: BCO NextGen South West
3 months ago3 min
The BCO NextGen South West invites you to join Oliver Heath in an inspiring and informative talk about Biophilic Design and how it can help create more restorative, recuperative and energising office environments.
ExclusivesResearchThe Biophilic Office at BRE – Gathering the Evidence for the Value of Nature-Inspired Design
3 months ago9 min
Simon Guy communications lead at BRE, says biophilic design is about bringing us back into contact with nature. An exciting, first-of-its-kind research project by BRE and partners gathers evidence on the value of nature-inspired design.
WSP calls for greater productivity focus in planning and design to tackle UK productivity puzzle
ExclusivesPlacesHox Haus: A campus social amenity space designed to enhance student wellbeing
3 months ago14 min
Architecture and interior design practice 74 has remodeled a former Victorian gymnasium to create Hox Haus - a campus social amenity that puts student wellbeing centre stage
ThinkingNew book ‘Happy by Design’ explores intersection of mental health and physical space
4 months ago6 min
New book from architect and author, Ben Channon, provides an accessible guide to creating happier homes.