During the Dutch Green Building Week 2020 Annebeth Muntinga and Maria Sara Di Maggio gave a webinar on ‘Biophilic design for healthy and stress-free buildings'.

Growing research supports the inclusion of nature into the built environment, however yet little detailed guidance exists on how to strategically integrate nature to maximize its benefits for human comfort!

The concept of sustainable design within the built environment has been rapidly changing in the last years. We have been observing a shift in the paradigms that characterise sustainability, moving from a narrow focus on energy performance to a broader approach to human beings centered and restorative design.