My question concerns examples of biophilic design strategies. The example strategies given sound more like descriptions that strategies, and in some cases are not even complete sentences. These phrases are examples of single instances of biophilic design, but not what I normally think of as strategies. Can anyone offer guidance on this? Are these strategies supposed to be as simple as "a six-foot water wall in the lobby provides connection with nature," or should they be more substantive? Is the description of metrics an area for more explanation?
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Casey Cullen-Woods
Associate, SustainabilityThornton Tomasetti
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January 21, 2019 - 11:40 am
Based on a presubmission call with GBCI- there seems to be a lot of flexibility in terms of how you quantify the biophilic approach for your project. You can also be more abstract or straightforward. Including natural features like a waterwall would help you meet interaction with Nature, but see the LEED-provided worksheet for additional guidance.
Shannen Martin
HOK1 thumbs up
May 21, 2021 - 2:31 am
I agree with Casey Cullen-Woods in that there does seem to be a lot of flexibility in the approach for a project. However, I can also add that I have had projects where we would have multiple instances of a specific design element to demonstrate a strategy placed throughout the project vs a single instance, as well as different types of design elements that demonstrate the same strategy.