2019 Wellness and biophilia symposium

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[edit] Using Nature-Inspired Design to Foster Workplace Wellness

The Wellness and Biophilia Symposium took place on 6 and 7 June 2019 at BRE Watford. It coincided with the launch of BRE’s Biophilic Office, a research project that will gather evidence about the impacts of nature-inspired design and technology on people and business.

The symposium addressed questions such as:

• How can nature-inspired design foster office occupant wellness?
• What are the key interventions that can capitalise on the return on investment in an office refurbishment?

The immersive and interactive two-day event also included:

• An array of speakers on biophilic design and the latest research.
• Site tours to ‘biophilic’ themed satellite projects and showcases in the nearby Greater London area.
• A networking experience with like-minded health and wellbeing experts, building system and technology experts, real estate and HR professionals from around the world.
• Conference sessions.
• Workshops.
• Demonstrations of biophilic and wellness-related innovations, products and services.

[edit] Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki

• Are we doing the right thing? Shaping well-being into the future of our urban communities.
• Assessing health and wellbeing in buildings.
• Biophilia.
• Biophilic design research.
• Biophilic design.
• Biophilic gym.
• BRE articles on Designing Buildings Wiki.
• BRE wellbeing research paper competition.
• Building Research Establishment.
• Health and productivity in sustainable buildings.
• TG10 2016 At a glance, wellbeing.
• The Biophilic Office.
• Thermal comfort and wellbeing.
• WELL and BREEAM align.
• WELL Building Standard.
• Wellbeing.
• Wellbeing and creativity in workplace design - case studies.
• Wellbeing considerations for property managers.
• What we know about wellbeing.

--BRE Group