The Webday Wednesday Series Designing for Wellness will help you discover how designing for well-being can add value to both society and the environment.
Bio-Regenerative Building Design 鈥� Indoor nature-based solutions for wellness
Topics:听Design / Wellness
Length:听1 hour l听What's included:听video, quiz, certificate of completion
Available April 28, 2021听-听Pre-register for the webinar today and be notified when content is ready to stream!
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The听United Nations听conducted a 鈥淢illennium Ecosystem Assessment鈥� in 2005. The objective was to assess the consequences of ecosystem change to human听well-being. The goal was to find out the scientific basis for action needed to enhance the conservation and sustainable use of those ecosystems and their contribution to human听well-being.听
听The Assessment identified that,听out of the twenty-four global ecosystem services, fifteen are being degraded over time as a direct result of unsustainable resource and land uses. These problems, unless addressed, will substantially diminish the benefits that future generations obtain from听their听ecosystems. The degradation of ecosystem services could grow significantly worse during the first half of this听century听and is a barrier to achieving the Millennium Development Goals.听
The听UN听identified that one way to reduce,听or to possibly reverse,听the negative environmental impact of the built environment could be to create new developments鈥斕齩r redesign existing buildings and urban areas鈥斕齭o that they provide or support ecosystem services. If the built environment can provide some of its own ecosystem services, pressure is potentially decreased on local and distant ecosystems.听听If successful,听the degraded ecosystem functions may be able to begin to regenerate and,听therefore,听be able to support more species.听听听
The听2019听Throne Speech听said: 鈥溾�� and use nature-based solutions to fight climate change 鈥︹��.听听The purposes of bio-regenerative building designs听are to听regenerate听food,听air,听water,听energy, wellbeing,听education, and听carbon听in indoor environments to replenish ecosystem services, fight climate change, and facilitate human wellbeing.听 Nature-based solutions听come from听natural听designs听that have been tested for 3.8听billion听years and are sustainable and harmonized with the ecosystem.听 Nature-inspired design solutions are resilient and utilize existing ecosystem relationships for symbiotic advantage.听
听Using nature-inspired design solutions听as the cornerstone, bio-regenerative buildings provide听net-positive听outcomes, replenish natural resources, address the seven dimensions of wellness, facilitate inter-generational activities, and听contribute听to at least nine of the seventeen UN Sustainable Development Goals.听 This multifaceted design approach integrates biophilic, biomimetic, and bio-synergistic strategies into the design elements. This seminar will focus on the wellbeing aspect of bio-regenerative building design,听which has links to food, air, and education regeneration.听
Learning Objectives:
At the听conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:听
- Identify听the differences between sustainable and regenerative building design.听
- Explain听bio-regenerative building design concepts.听
- Deliver bio-regenerative building design methodologies in wellness.听
- Apply听bio-regenerative building design options and examples in wellness.听
Subject Matter Expert
Phil Fung
- LEED庐听Accredited Professional (LEED庐听AP BD+C)
- Certified Sustainable Building Advisor (CSBA)
- Certified Sustainable Development Professional (CSDP)
- Certified Energy Manager (CEM)听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听
- Certified Measurement and Verification Professional (CMVP)
- Certified Building Commissioning Professional (CBCP)
- Certified Energy Auditor (CEA)
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ENERGY STAR Multifamily High Rise Licensed Professional
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Intern Member: $35听 /听 Intern Non-Member: $50听
Student: $25听 (must be an鈥�RAIC student associate member)鈥�
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