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BIOPHILIC DESIGN REFERENCES

first a few great BIOPHILIC DESIGN resources...

Kellert, S. R., Heerwagen, J., & Mador, M. L.

Biophilic Design: The Theory, Science, and Practice of Bringing Buildings to Life.

Alexander, C. The Nature of Order: An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe, Book 1 - The Phenomenon of Life

A link to all of Terrapin Bright Green's Publications

Kaplan, R., Kaplan, S., & Ryan, R. L. With people in mind design and management of everyday nature. 

Alexander, C., Ishikawa, S., Silverstein, M., Jacobson, M., Fiksdahl-King, I., & Angel, S. A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction

Kellert, S. R.. The Practice of Biophilic Design. 

Interested in evidence-based design on other topics, but not sure where to look for more information? InformeDesign is a great resource for EVIDENCE-BASED DESIGN content, resources, people, and tools! Includes more than 2,400 Research Summaries to inform their design solutions.

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Al Horr, Y., Arif, M., Kaushik, A., Mazroei, A., Katafygiotou, M., & Elsarrag, E. (2016). Occupant productivity and office indoor environment quality: A review of the literature. Building and Environment, 105, 369–389. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2016.06.001

 

Alcock, I., White, M. P., Wheeler, B. W., Fleming, L. E., & Depledge, M. H. (2014). Longitudinal Effects on Mental Health of Moving to Greener and Less Green Urban Areas. Environmental Science & Technology, 48(2), 1247–1255. https://doi.org/10.1021/es403688w

 

Alexander, C. (2004). The Nature of Order: An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe, Book 1 - The Phenomenon of Life. Berkeley, Calif: Routledge.

 

Allen, J. G., MacNaughton, P., Satish, U., Santanam, S., Vallarino, J., & Spengler, J. D. (2015). Associations of Cognitive Function Scores with Carbon Dioxide, Ventilation, and Volatile Organic Compound Exposures in Office Workers: A Controlled Exposure Study of Green and Conventional Office Environments. Environmental Health Perspectives. https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1510037

 

Alvarsson, J. J., Wiens, S., & Nilsson, M. E. (2010). Stress Recovery during Exposure to Nature Sound and Environmental Noise. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 7(3), 1036–1046. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph7031036

 

Annerstedt, M., Jönsson, P., Wallergård, M., Johansson, G., Karlson, B., Grahn, P., … Währborg, P. (2013). Inducing physiological stress recovery with sounds of nature in a virtual reality forest — Results from a pilot study. Physiology & Behavior, 118, 240–250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.05.023

 

Appleton, J. (1975). The Experience of Landscape (Revised Edition edition). Chichester ; New York: Wiley.

 

Arens, E., Zhang, H., & Huizenga, C. (2006). Partial- and whole-body thermal sensation and comfort—Part II: Non-uniform environmental conditions. Journal of Thermal Biology, 31(1–2), 60–66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2005.11.027

 

Balluerka, N., Muela, A., Amiano, N., & Caldentey, M. A. (2014). Influence of animal-assisted therapy (AAT) on the attachment representations of youth in residential care. Children and Youth Services Review, 42, 103–109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2014.04.007

 

Barker, R. T., Knisely, J. S., Barker, S. B., Cobb, R. K., & Schubert, C. M. (2012). Preliminary investigation of employee’s dog presence on stress and organizational perceptions. International Journal of Workplace Health Management, 5(1), 15–30. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org.ezproxy.lib.uwm.edu/10.1108/17538351211215366

 

Benedetti, F., Colombo, C., Barbini, B., Campori, E., & Smeraldi, E. (2001). Morning sunlight reduces length of hospitalization in bipolar depression. Journal of Affective Disorders, 62(3), 221–223. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0165-0327(00)00149-X

 

Berto, R. (2005). Exposure to restorative environments helps restore attentional capacity. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 25(3), 249–259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2005.07.001

 

Berto, R. (2007). Assessing the restorative value of the environment: A study on the elderly in comparison with young adults and adolescents. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY, 42(5), 331–341.

 

Bringslimark, T., Hartig, T., & Patil, G. G. (2011). Adaptation to Windowlessness: Do Office Workers Compensate for a Lack of Visual Access to the Outdoors? Environment and Behavior, 43(4), 469–487. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013916510368351

 

Brown, D. K., Barton, J. L., & Gladwell, V. F. (2013). Viewing Nature Scenes Positively Affects Recovery of Autonomic Function Following Acute-Mental Stress. Environmental Science & Technology, 47(11), 5562–5569. https://doi.org/10.1021/es305019p

 

Browning, W. D., Ryan, C. O., & Clancy, J. O. (2014). 14 Patterns of Biophilic Design. New York: Terrapin Bright Green llc.

 

Calcaterra, V., Veggiotti, P., Palestrini, C., De Giorgis, V., Raschetti, R., Tumminelli, M., … Pelizzo, G. (2015). Post-Operative Benefits of Animal-Assisted Therapy in Pediatric Surgery: A Randomised Study. PLoS ONE, 10(6), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0125813

 

Choi, J., Aziz, A., & Loftness, V. (2010). Investigation on the impacts of different genders and ages on satisfaction with thermal environments in office buildings. Building and Environment, 45(6), 1529–1535. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2010.01.004

 

Circadian Rhythms Fact Sheet - National Institute of General Medical Sciences. (2012). Retrieved September 9, 2016, from https://www.nigms.nih.gov/Education/Pages/Factsheet_CircadianRhythms.aspx

 

de Dear, R. (2011). Revisiting an old hypothesis of human thermal perception: alliesthesia. Building Research & Information, 39(2), 108–117. https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2011.552269

 

de Kort, Y. A. W., Meijnders, A. L., Sponselee, A. A. G., & IJsselsteijn, W. A. (2006). What’s wrong with virtual trees? Restoring from stress in a mediated environment. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 26(4), 309–320. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2006.09.001

 

Dravigne, A., Waliczek, T. M., Lineberger, R. D., & Zajicek, J. M. (2008). The Effect of Live Plants and Window Views of Green Spaces on Employee Perceptions of Job Satisfaction. HortScience, 43(1), 183–187.

 

Elzeyadi, I. M. (2011). Daylighting bias and biophilia: Quantifying the impact of daylighting on occupants’ health. USGBC. Retrieved from http://www.d-science.nl/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/10/OR10_Daylighting-Bias-and-Biophilia.pdf

 

Engelman, S. R. (2013). Palliative Care and Use of Animal-Assisted Therapy. Omega: Journal of Death & Dying, 67(1/2), 63–67. https://doi.org/10.2190/OM.67.1-2.g

 

Felsten, G. (2009). Where to take a study break on the college campus: An attention restoration theory perspective. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 29(1), 160–167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2008.11.006

 

Friedman, B., Freier, N. G., Kahn Jr., P. H., Lin, P., & Sodeman, R. (2008). Office window of the future?—Field-based analyses of a new use of a large display. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 66(6), 452–465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2007.12.005

 

Fritz, C., Ellis, A. M., Demsky, C. A., Lin, B. C., & Guros, F. (2013). Embracing work breaks: Recovering from work stress. Organizational Dynamics, 42(4), 274–280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orgdyn.2013.07.005

 

Fritz, C., Lam, C. F., & Spreitzer, G. M. (2011). It’s the Little Things That Matter: An Examination of Knowledge Workers’ Energy Management. Academy of Management Perspectives, 25(3), 28–39. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMP.2011.63886528

 

Fuller, R. A., Irvine, K. N., Devine-Wright, P., Warren, P. H., & Gaston, K. J. (2007). Psychological benefits of greenspace increase with biodiversity. Biology Letters, 3(4), 390–394. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2007.0149

 

Gatersleben, B., & Andrews, M. (2013). When walking in nature is not restorative—The role of prospect and refuge. Health & Place, 20, 91–101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2013.01.001

 

Gosling, E., & Williams, K. J. H. (2010). Connectedness to nature, place attachment and conservation behaviour: Testing connectedness theory among farmers. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 30(3), 298–304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2010.01.005

 

Grinde, B., & Patil, G. G. (2009). Biophilia: Does Visual Contact with Nature Impact on Health and Well-Being? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 6(9), 2332–2343. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph6092332

 

Hartig, T., Evans, G. W., Jamner, L. D., Davis, D. S., & Gärling, T. (2003). Tracking restoration in natural and urban field settings. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 23(2), 109–123. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0272-4944(02)00109-3

 

Heerwagen, J. H. (1998). DESIGN, PRODUCTIVITY AND WELL BEING: What are the Links? In The American Institute of Architects Conference on Highly Effective Facilities (p. 23). Cincinnati, Ohio. Retrieved from http://www.plantsolutions.com/documents/DesignProductivityWellbeing.pdf

 

Heerwagen, J. H. (2011). Restorative Commons:  Creating Health and Well-being through Urban Landscapes. In U.S Forest Service, Northern Research Station (pp. 39–54). USDA Forest Service.

 

Heerwagen, J. H., & Gregory, B. (2008). Biophilia and Sensory Aesthetics. In S. R. Kellert, J. H. Heerwagen, & M. L. Mador (Eds.), Biophilic Design: The Theory, Science, and Practice of Bringing Buildings to Life (pp. 227–242). Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley.

 

Heschong Mahone Group. (1999, August 20). Daylighting in Schools: An Investigation into the Relationship Between Daylighting and Human Performance. California Energy Commission.

 

Heschong Mahone Group. (2003a, October). Windows and Classrooms: A Study of Student Performance and the Indoor Environment. California Energy Commission.

 

Heschong Mahone Group. (2003b, October). Windows and Offices: A Study of Office Worker Performance and the Indoor Environment. California Energy Commission.

 

Hildebrand, G. (2008). Biophilic Architectural Space. In S. R. Kellert, J. H. Heerwagen, & M. L. Mador (Eds.), Biophilic Design: The Theory, Science, and Practice of Bringing Buildings to Life (pp. 227–242). Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley.

 

Hua, Y., Loftness, V., Heerwagen, J. H., & Powell, K. M. (2011). Relationship Between Workplace Spatial Settings and Occupant-Perceived Support for Collaboration. Environment and Behavior, 43(6), 807–826. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013916510364465

 

Human Spaces. (2015). Human Spaces: The Global Impact of Biophilic Design in the Workplace. Interface. Retrieved from http://humanspaces.com/global-report/

 

Hunter, M. D., Eickhoff, S. B., Pheasant, R. J., Douglas, M. J., Watts, G. R., Farrow, T. F. D., … Woodruff, P. W. R. (2010). The state of tranquility: Subjective perception is shaped by contextual modulation of auditory connectivity. NeuroImage, 53(2), 611–618. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2010.06.053

 

Jahncke, H., Hygge, S., Halin, N., Green, A. M., & Dimberg, K. (2011). Open-plan office noise: Cognitive performance and restoration. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 31(4), 373–382. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2011.07.002

 

Kahn Jr., P. H., Friedman, B., Gill, B., Hagman, J., Severson, R. L., Freier, N. G., … Stolyar, A. (2008). A plasma display window?—The shifting baseline problem in a technologically mediated natural world. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 28(2), 192–199. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2007.10.008

 

Kahn Jr., P. H., Severson, R. L., & Ruckert, J. H. (2009). The Human Relation With Nature and Technological Nature. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 18(1), 37–42. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8721.2009.01602.x

 

Kaplan, R. (1993). The role of nature in the context of the workplace. Landscape and Urban Planning, 26(1), 193–201. https://doi.org/10.1016/0169-2046(93)90016-7

 

Kaplan, R., Kaplan, S., & Ryan, R. L. (1998). With people in mind design and management of everyday nature. Washington, D.C.: Island Press.

 

Kaplan, S. (1992). The Restorative Environment: Nature and Human Experience. In D. Relf (Ed.), The Role of Horticulture in Human Well-Being and Social Development (pp. 134–142). Portland, OR: Timber Press.

 

Kaplan, S. (1995). The restorative benefits of nature: Toward an integrative framework. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 15(3), 169–182. https://doi.org/10.1016/0272-4944(95)90001-2

 

Karmanov, D., & Hamel, R. (2008). Assessing the restorative potential of contemporary urban environment(s): Beyond the nature versus urban dichotomy. Landscape and Urban Planning, 86(2), 115–125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2008.01.004

 

Kellert, S. R. (2008). Dimensions, Elements, and Attributes of Biophilic Design. In S. R. Kellert, J. H. Heerwagen, & M. L. Mador (Eds.), Biophilic Design: The Theory, Science, and Practice of Bringing Buildings to Life (pp. 227–242). Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley.

 

Kellert, S. R. (2015). The Practice of Biophilic Design. New Haven: Yale University, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.

 

Kellert, S. R., & Wilson, E. O. (1995). The Biophilia Hypothesis (Reissue edition). Covelo, Calif: Shearwater.

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Kjellgren, A., & Buhrkall, H. (2010). A comparison of the restorative effect of a natural environment with that of a simulated natural environment. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 30(4), 464–472. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2010.01.011

 

Koga, K., & Iwasaki, Y. (2013). Psychological and physiological effect in humans of touching plant foliage - using the semantic differential method and cerebral activity as indicators. Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 32(1), 7. https://doi.org/10.1186/1880-6805-32-7

 

Lee, K. E., Williams, K. J. H., Sargent, L. D., Williams, N. S. G., & Johnson, K. A. (2015). 40-second green roof views sustain attention: The role of micro-breaks in attention restoration. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 42, 182–189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2015.04.003

 

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Li, Q. (2010). Effect of forest bathing trips on human immune function. Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, 15(1), 9–17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12199-008-0068-3

 

Lichtenfeld, S., Elliot, A. J., Maier, M. A., & Pekrun, R. (2012). Fertile Green Green Facilitates Creative Performance. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 38(6), 784–797. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167212436611

 

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Mador, M. L. (2008). Water, Biophilic Design, and the Built Environment. In S. R. Kellert, J. H. Heerwagen, & M. L. Mador (Eds.),

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Matsuoka, R. H. (2010). Student performance and high school landscapes: Examining the links. Landscape and Urban Planning, 97(4), 273–282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2010.06.011

 

Nieuwenhuis, M., Knight, C., Postmes, T., & Haslam, S. A. (2014). The relative benefits of green versus lean office space: Three field experiments. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 20(3), 199–214. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org.ezproxy.library.wisc.edu/10.1037/xap0000024

 

Ottosson, J., Lavesson, L., Pinzke, S., & Grahn, P. (2015). The Significance of Experiences of Nature for People with Parkinson’s Disease, with Special Focus on Freezing of Gait—The Necessity for a Biophilic Environment. A Multi-Method Single Subject Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 12(7), 7274–7299. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120707274

 

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Terrapin Bright Green. (2012). The Economics of Biophilia. New York: Terrapin Bright Green llc.

 

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Zadeh, R. S., Shepley, M. M., Williams, G., & Sung Eun Chung, S. (2014). The Impact of Windows and Daylight on Acute-Care Nurses’ Physiological, Psychological, and Behavioral Health. Health Environments Research & Design Journal (HERD) (Vendome Group LLC), 7(4), 35–61.

 

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