ING BankAmsterdam, Netherlands
ING BankAmsterdam, Netherlands
ING BankAmsterdam, Netherlands
ING BankAmsterdam, Netherlands
ING BankAmsterdam, Netherlands
ING BankAmsterdam, Netherlands
ING Bank Amsterdam,
Netherlands
ING Bank Amsterdam,
Netherlands
Comparative Costsin Large Office BuildingsData from Building Owners and Managers Association: Electric Powerresearch Institute, Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1991Data from Building Owners and Managers Association: Electric Powerresearch Institute, Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1991
GotzManufacturingWurzburg, Germany
GotzManufacturingWurzburg, Germany
WalmartWalmart
Retail sales are 40% higher indaylit stores
Retail sales are 40% higher indaylit stores
Daylighting StudyDaylighting StudyPacific Gas & Electric
Heschong Mahone Group
Pacific Gas & ElectricHeschong Mahone Group
http://www.h-m-g.com/toppage11.htm#Skylighting and Retail Saleshttp://www.h-m-g.com/toppage11.htm#Skylighting and Retail Sales
SkylightsSkylights
Stop & ShopStop & Shop
Stop & ShopStop & Shop• 60-90% Daylight Contribution• 30% energy savings• Higher per cart sales• Improved customer satisfaction• Preferred by employees
• 60-90% Daylight Contribution• 30% energy savings• Higher per cart sales• Improved customer satisfaction• Preferred by employees
SainsburyGroceryStoreGreenwich, UK
VerifoneIrvine, CA
• Day-lighting• Double-filtered air
supply• 3X standard AC/hr• Non-toxic materials
• Day-lighting• Double-filtered air
supply• 3X standard AC/hr• Non-toxic materials
VerifoneIrvine, CA
59% lower energy use thanTitle 24Utility costs went from$1.54/SF to $.43/SF7.5-year payback, eclipsedby . . .
47% drop inabsenteeism
Pittsburgh Convention CenterPittsburgh Convention CenterRaphael Raphael VinolyVinoly
William D. Browning
Monsanto A-3 BuildingSt Louis, Missouri
Monsanto A-3 BuildingSt Louis, Missouri
William D. Browning
Monsanto A-3 BuildingSt Louis, Missouri
Monsanto A-3 BuildingSt Louis, Missouri
Financing Productivity Improvements• assume a 1% gain in productivity = $1.30 per square foot per year• assume a 1% gain in productivity = $1.30 per square foot per year
Financing Productivity Improvements• assume a 1% gain in productivity = $1.30 per square foot per year
• Net Present Value of a ten year measure at 14% interest = $6.78
• assume a 1% gain in productivity = $1.30 per square foot per year• Net Present Value of a ten year measure at 14% interest = $6.78
Financing Productivity Improvements• assume a 1% gain in productivity = $1.30 per square foot per year
• Net Present Value of a ten year measure at 14% interest = $6.78• so you should be willing to pay $6 per square foot in additional costs
to capture just a 1% gain in productivity
• assume a 1% gain in productivity = $1.30 per square foot per year• Net Present Value of a ten year measure at 14% interest = $6.78• so you should be willing to pay $6 per square foot in additional costs
to capture just a 1% gain in productivity
Herman Miller,GreenhouseHolland, Michigan
Herman Miller,GreenhouseHolland, Michigan
Biophilia The connection of People to Nature
Biophilia The connection of People to Nature
Definition – BiophiliaDefinition – Biophilia
“The biophilia hypothesis boldly asserts theexistence of a biologically based, inherenthuman need to affiliate with life and lifelikeprocesses.”
– Stephen R. Kellert, The BiophiliaHypothesis
“The biophilia hypothesis boldly asserts theexistence of a biologically based, inherenthuman need to affiliate with life and lifelikeprocesses.”
– Stephen R. Kellert, The BiophiliaHypothesis
“The biophilia hypothesis boldly asserts theexistence of a biologically based, inherenthuman need to affiliate with life and lifelikeprocesses.”
– Stephen R. Kellert, The BiophiliaHypothesis
“The biophilia hypothesis boldly asserts theexistence of a biologically based, inherenthuman need to affiliate with life and lifelikeprocesses.”
– Stephen R. Kellert, The BiophiliaHypothesis
BiophiliaBiophilia
View Through a Window May InfluenceRecovery from Surgery
Ulrich 1984n = 46
shorter hospital stays
fewer negative comments
fewer strong analgesics
shorter hospital stays
fewer negative comments
fewer strong analgesics
Nature and Health: The Relation Between HealthAnd Green Space in People's Living Environment
Vries et al. 2001
n = 11,296 (!)
"The results showed that theamount of green space in theliving environment wasindeed positively related tothe experienced healthcondition."
How did we design zoos inthe past?How did we design zoos inthe past?
How do we designour buildingstoday?
A Biophilic Building?A Biophilic Building?A biophilic buildingmaximizes the occupant’sconnection to the naturalenvironment in order tocreate a more habitable,productive and healthyindoor environment.
CommerzbankFrankfurt, Germany
Sky Gardens enable workersto never be more than twofloors away from green space
Swiss ReLondon, UK
Results
Contactsdatabase
19 scientists from6 countries
Literature database246 references51 in RMI library
The Literature database
Qualities of Biophilic BuildingsQualities of Biophilic Buildings
1. Peril
2. Enticement
3. Access to Water
4. Natural Ventilation
5. Prospect and Refuge
6. Complexity and Order
7. Local, Natural Materials
8. Dynamic and Diffuse Daylight
9. Educational about Biophilic Aspects
10. Visual Connection between Interior and Nature
11. Physical Connection between Interior and Nature
12. Material Connection between Interior and Exterior
13. Frequent, Repeated Spontaneous Contact with Nature
1. Peril
2. Enticement
3. Access to Water
4. Natural Ventilation
5. Prospect and Refuge
6. Complexity and Order
7. Local, Natural Materials
8. Dynamic and Diffuse Daylight
9. Educational about Biophilic Aspects
10. Visual Connection between Interior and Nature
11. Physical Connection between Interior and Nature
12. Material Connection between Interior and Exterior
13. Frequent, Repeated Spontaneous Contact with Nature
Frank Lloyd Wrightonce said “he couldDESIGN a house for anewlywed couplethat could causethem to divorce in afew, short weeks.”
TheImportance ofDesign
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