Accessibility Tools

  • Increase text
  • Decrease text
  • High contrast
  • Negative contrast
  • Add grayscale
  • Remove grayscale
  • Add lightbackground
  • Remove lightbackground
  • Reset
Basic1 CE LEED

Biophilic Design for All: Affordable, Low-Maintenance Materials That Mimic Nature

In this one-hour course, we’ll address the assumptions that hold back an effort to scale biophilic design and expand access to these life-changing and sustaining benefits. We’ll introduce a simulated-wood product that mimics nature and elicits that positive human response. You’ll see numerous design ideas and applications that exemplify economical and low maintenance solutions for any project type.
Access or purchase this course
Published:
GBCI: 0920029476
Continuing education: 1 CE
AIA credit: 1 LU/HSW
Completions: 487
Need help? Access Education FAQs

Objectives

  1. Define the concept of biophilic design including the human response to nature. Elaborate on the misconceptions of biophilia that may hold the design community back
  2. Describe the psychological, economical, and environmental benefits of biophilic design
  3. Explain how building products that mimic nature can illicit the same human response as natural materials
  4. As an example, discuss simulated-wood products and their use in biophilic design. List the benefits of this tree-free solution that looks and performs like wood, is economical, and low maintenance
  5. Identify the numerous design solutions and applications for these simulated-wood products

Leaders

Kim Guimond​ - Chief Marketing Officer Modern Mill

Comments

No comments yetLeave a comment


Logging out the application..