Biophilic Design and Climate Change: Performance Parameters for Health

Frontiers in Built Environment

Julia Africa¹  Vivian Loftness²  Catherine Ryan Balagtas³  Judith Heerwagen⁴ 

[1] Independent Researcher, Boston, MA, United States;School of Architecture, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, United States;Terrapin Bright Green LLC, New York, NY, United States;U.S. General Services Administration, Office of Federal High Performance Buildings, Washington, DC, United States;

关键词: resilience;    health;    adaptation;    building performance;    biophilic design;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fbuil.2019.00028

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Biophilic design is one of a number of trending design practices that rely on nature-based systems, engineering principles and design cues to improve environmental quality, health, and efficiency. Biophilic design integrates but does not appropriate the contributions of other nature-based design techniques precisely because it can act as a platform or “interstitial tissue,” providing a connective language/practice/ethos that can unite disparate practices in the built environment more broadly. This paper provides an illustrative compilation of how biophilic design practices can directly support resilience in human health and the built environment on behalf of the International Living Future Institute's Biophilic Design Advisory Board. We strongly advocate the use of metrics related to climate change mitigation as a dimension of performance analysis for biophilic design practices as a demonstration of professional mindfulness and responsibility.

【 授权许可】

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