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Why designing with nature in mind makes financial sense.
Biophilia, the innate human attraction to nature, has been recognised for several decades by the scientific and design communities, and intuitively for hundreds of years by the population at large. Biophilic design has often been regarded as a luxury but in reality, improving community well-being through biophilia can impact productivity costs and the bottom line.
Authors: Bill Browning, Chris Garvin, Catie Ryan, Namita Kallianpurkar, Leslie Labruto, Siobhan Watson, Travis Knop
Developed from the 2019 Green Roofs, Walls and Facades Summits led by Leisa Sargent (UNSW Sydney), Kate Lee (University of Melbourne) and Nick Williams (University of Melbourne) as part of Hort Innovation project GC 16002. Junglefy’s Jock Gammon, contributed to the research and appreciative inquiry.
Council has developed the Green Roofs, Walls and Facades Technical Guidelines for the Inner West.
The guidelines provide technical advice to support the installation of green roofs, walls and facades. It gives an overview of how to plan, design, build and maintain green roofs, walls and facades. Learn more on the council website
Developed by Hort Innovation Australia and Edge Environment, the report collates research and case studies to substantiate the benefits of urban greening and its contribution to a more sustainable built environment.
Home to Us All: How Connecting with Nature Helps Us Care for Ourselves and the Earth (#NatureForAll)
One of the most important things that any of us can do for ourselves, those we love, people throughout the world, and the living systems that support us all is to connect with nature. Connecting with nature helps to bring us all peace and good health, and provides the foundation for resilient, healthy ecosystems, communities, and economies to thrive and remain for generations and generations to come.
Pettit, T, Irga, PJ & Torpy, FR 2018, Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health.
Abdo, P, Huynh, BP, Avakian, V, Nguyen, TT, Gammon, J, Torpy, FR & Irga, PJ 2016, Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society, Perth.
Fraser R. Torpy, Peter J. Irga, Jason Brennan, Margaret D. Burchett, Aerobiologia, September 2013, Volume 29, Issue 3, pp 321-331.
Ralph L. Orwell, Jane Tarran, Ronald L. Wood, Margaret D. Burchett, Water Air and Soil Pollution 157(1):193-207 · January 2004.
Ronald A. Wood, Margaret D. Burchett∗, Ralph Alquezar, Ralph L. Orwell, Jane Tarran And Fraser Torpy, Water Air and Soil Pollution 175(1):163-180 · September 2006.