Biophilia I - qualitative
- 84 Health and wellness awareness
- 85 Integrative design
- 86 Post-occupancy surveys
- 87 Beauty and design I
- 88 Biophilia I - qualitative
- 89 Adaptable spaces
- 90 Healthy sleep policy
- 91 Business travel
- 92 Workplace health policy
- 93 Workplace family support
- 94 Self-monitoring
- 95 Stress and addiction treatment
- 96 Altruism
- 97 Material transparency
- 98 JUST organization
- 99 Beauty and design II
- 100 Biophilia II - quantitative
- 101 Innovation feature I
- 102 Innovation feature II
88. Biophilia I - qualitative
Until relatively recently in human history, people had constant interaction with living things and their natural surroundings. Biophilia is an emerging field that recognizes our psychological need to be around life and life-like processes. Interior environments that are cold, sterile and devoid of life diminish our experience, mood and happiness and can even inhibit recovery time.
This feature recognizes the importance of creating an interior environment that nurtures the innate human-nature connection. As modeled after the Living Building Challenge, the biophilia requirements involve conducting historical, cultural, ecological and climatic studies to inform biophilic elements and creating a biophilic framework that tracks biophilia at each design phase of the project.
A biophilia plan is developed that includes a description of how the project incorporates nature through the following:
A biophilia plan is developed that includes a description of how the project incorporates the following:
A biophilia plan is developed that provides sufficient opportunities for human-nature interactions:
Applicability Matrix
| Core & Shell | New Construction | WELL Interiors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Part 1: Nature Incorporation | O | P | P |
| Part 2: Pattern Incorporation | O | P | P |
| Part 3: Nature Interaction | O | P | P |
| Commercial Kitchen | Education | Multifamily Residential | Retail | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part 1: Nature Incorporation | - | - | P | O |
| Part 2: Pattern Incorporation | - | - | P | O |
| Part 3: Nature Interaction | - | - | P | O |
| 88.1.a |
The International Living Future Institute's Living Building Challenge 3.0 Imperative 9 requires a plan that outlines the incorporation of nature through environmental elements in the project. |
| 88.1.b |
The International Living Future Institute's Living Building Challenge 3.0 Imperative 9 requires a plan that outlines the incorporation of nature through lighting elements in the project. |
| 88.1.c |
The International Living Future Institute's Living Building Challenge 3.0 Imperative 9 requires a plan that outlines the incorporation of nature through space layout in the project. |
| 88.2.a |
The International Living Future Institute's Living Building Challenge 3.0 Imperative 9 requires a plan that outlines the incorporation of nature's patterns through design of the project. |
| 88.3.a |
The International Living Future Institute's Living Building Challenge 3.0 Imperative 9 requires a plan that outlines the interaction with nature within the building. |
| 88.3.b |
The International Living Future Institute's Living Building Challenge 3.0 Imperative 9 requires a plan that outlines the interaction with nature external to the building. |