Green Roofs for Healthy Cities is to announced Bill Browning, a leader on biophilic design, will be a keynote speaker at the Grey to Green Conference in Toronto, Aug. 25, 2014. Browning will be presenting his latest research findings on the neuroscience behind biophilic design and how this translates into improved employee health and productivity.
Browning is a principal at Terrapin Bright Green, a strategic consulting firm that crafts high-performance environmental strategies for clients such as Interface, Google and the National Geographic Society.
Over the past two years, Terrapin Bright Green has been working to identify the science behind designing buildings with nature. This research has profound implications for building and landscape design and Browning will be sharing his findings at Grey to Green.
According to World Health Organization (WHO), by 2030, six out of every 10 people will live in a city. The term biophlia suggests human beings have a biologically innate connection to nature and research shows when our exposure to nature is removed from our environment, problems such as depression, obesity and attention deficit disorders occurs. Biophilic Design is an emerging practice that results in healthier and more productive buildings and communities.
