Biofilico wellness interiors & healthy buildings

In this episode of the Green Healthy Places podcast I'm in Atlanta, Georgia (USA) talking to Rainey Shane, SEAM AP Co-Founder and CEO of SEAM, the Social Equity Assessment Method for commercial real estate. SEAM aims to promote social equity in the planning, design, construction and operation of built environments. Rainey previously ran a non-profit focused on forced labour and spent over six years developing this new standard intended to help guide developers in creating more equitable buildings. We discuss social equity and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI), the sustainability standard landscape, the key challenges Rainey faced pulling this new standard together from scratch, human centered design practices and the role of social equity in the real estate supply chain, amongst other things. https://lnkd.in/dyF3D7df

Our second report into Biophilic Design is now available online, this time focusing on residential developments, restaurant interiors, hotel design and retail spaces that bring the outside world in to combine elements of sustainable design, biophilia and wellness interiors in one. https://lnkd.in/dkkBz6yQ #biophilia #biophilicdesign #healthybuildings #wellnessinteriors

In episode 079 of the Green Healthy Places podcast, I am in the UK talking to Dean Jarvis, Founder and CEO of Veda Homes, a residential developer active in the London commuter-belt area with a clear focus on wellness and sustainability. Dean has a background in finance and launched Veda in 2017, setting out on a mission to combine his own journey towards holistic wellbeing with the need for more healthy, green housing stock for families in the UK. This is his story.. https://lnkd.in/dm52eqHE

https://lnkd.in/d6p9BeSZ "Those responsible for our built environment can make targeted design decisions influenced by evolutionary psychology and anthropology to ensure cross generational karma". A lot went into this talk, starting with my nine years working at Porto Montenegro where I first developed my ideas around the experiential component of buildings and environmental consciousness. From there it was on to London, where the inspirational work of lily jencks influenced my thinking around biophilic design, especially its influence on our mental health and wellbeing. Online courses by International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) +Fitwel Certification System + USGBC - LEED Green Associate (GA) and LEED AP + International Living Future Institute + ActiveScore all equipped me for entering the healthy buildings and wellness real estate space. And we're just getting started...

Welcome to episode 077 of the Green Healthy Places podcast in which we discuss the themes of wellbeing and sustainability in real estate and hospitality today. I’m your host Matt Morley and in this episode I’m in London talking to James Fry, Founder of Beyond Apartments & Aparthotels. Having launched in 2021, Beyond are the UK's leading sustainable serviced apartment, aparthotel, and BTR operator. The brand now has a pipeline of aparthotel projects across the UK, partnering with future-focused owners, developers, and investors. Current sites are located in London’s Fitzrovia, Waterloo and the West End. Carbon neutral, low waste and low toxicity, these are billed as healthier spaces in which to stay, live and work. They also have a concept of ‘sustainable wellness’ that we explore in more detail during our conversation. James has over 12 years of experience in the hospitality industry, and was previously Managing Director of Base Aparthotels in Switzerland, he has plenty of pedigree in other words... https://lnkd.in/d6GZF9hX