Green Healthy Places

Welcome to episode 44 of the Green & Healthy Places podcast in which we explore the themes of wellbeing and sustainability in real estate. This time around we have more of a social equity focus as we're talking to Rashiq Fataar, the Founding Director of Our Future Cities in South Africa.  Rashiq works across disciplines, engaging with city planners, designers, researchers and anthropologi...

Welcome to episode 43 of the Green & Healthy Places podcast, brought to you by Biofilico healthy buildings & interiors. In this episode I’m chatting to Danielle Trofe, a biodesigner with her own studio in New York who also lectures in biomimicry for The Pratt Institute and Parsons New School. Danielle’s MushLume collection of lampshades made from organically grown mushroom mycelium and hem...

GUEST / JONSARA RUTH / HEALTHY MATERIALS LAB https://healthymaterialslab.org/ https://healthymaterialslab.org/learning-hub/e-learning-online-certificate-program https://healthymaterialslab.org/learning-hub/the-affordable-housing-guide-program https://www.linkedin.com/company/healthy-materials-lab/ https://www.facebook.com/healthymaterialslab/ https://www.instagram.com/healthymaterialslab/ https://...

Conversation highlights It doesn’t feel right that with we have so little opportunity to connect with nature here given the huge percentage of our lives we spend in dense urban centers. Green roofs clean and cool the air, sequester carbon and provide rooftop habitats for birds, bees, bats, butterflies, and much more.  Farm-to-table is great but roof-to-table is even better Green roofs perform...

GUEST / LIAM BATES / CEO OF KAITERRA www.kaiterra.com/ Better Building Blog www.linkedin.com/company/kaiterra/ HOST / MATT MORLEY / WELLBEING CHAMPION https://biofilico.com/  LinkedIn www.mattmorley.net/ https://biofit.io/ 

GUEST / LILY TURNER / URBANSTRONG NYC https://urbanstrong.com/ LinkedIn Insta Facebook HOST / MATT MORLEY / WELLBEING CHAMPION https://www.mattmorley.net/ https://biofilico.com/  LinkedIn Insta  

Conversation highlights: Everything is interconnected. So at the end, the relationships between plants, insects, and even humans, are crucial for our work, especially in an urban surrounding. We created a garden of pollinators that allows insects to gather and colonize. When we see butterflies in the neighborhood it means that we are recovering, and those vegetation communities are working well. I...

GUEST / JOHANNES SCHMIDT https://buildingbiology.com/ https://buildingbiology.com/building-biology-course/ https://www.baubiologie.de/downloads/25principles.pdf   HOST / MATT MORLEY https://biofilico.com/ https://biofit.io/ https://www.mattmorley.net/   CONVERSATION HIGHLIGHTS The roots of healthy buildings and building biology are here in Germany If you study medicine, you learn about i...

GUEST / JAMES NASH / ACTIVE TRAVEL EXPERT https://activetravelscore.com/ https://www.bikedocksolutions.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/activescore/ HOST MATT MORLEY / WELLBEING CHAMPION Biofit wellness concepts Biofilico healthy buildings Linkedin

GUEST  / DR NATASA LACKOVIC Profile page, University of Lancaster Centre For Higher Education Research & Evaluation Student Mental Health Network / SMARTEN Stepchange: mentally healthy universities Unite Students   HOST / MATT MORLEY Biofit wellness concepts Biofilico healthy buildings Matt Morley / Wellbeing Champion

GUESTS / SEAN & LAERKE SUTCLIFFE / BENCHMARK FURNITURE https://benchmarkfurniture.com/  https://www.instagram.com/madebybenchmark/  Made WELL Sustainability Report HOST / MATT MORLEY / WELLBEING CHAMPION https://biofilico.com/ https://biofit.io/  https://www.mattmorley.net/  

GUEST / ANA MAGALHAES / SOMA STUDIO http://www.somastudiomilano.com/ SOMA Studio on Instagram SOMA Studio on LinkedIn SOMA Studio on YouTube Ro Plastic Prize HOST / MATT MORLEY / WELLBEING CHAMPION https://biofit.io/ https://biofilico.com/ https://www.mattmorley.net/ LinkedIn    

GUESTS / SIMONA AUTERI & SOFIA STEFFENONI matterofstuff.com design manifesto sustainability instagram    HOST / MATT MORLEY Biofilico healthy buildings Biofit wellness concepts wellbeing champion LinkedIn    

GUEST / CHRIS DAVIES, CEO of UNCOMMON WORKSPACES IN LONDON, UK website journal instagram linkedin HOST / MATT MORLEY Biofilico healthy buildings Biofit wellness concepts Matt Morley /wellbeing champion LinkedIn

Talking workplace wellbeing with Wellable HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR CONVERSATION Being healthy to the earth often equates to being healthy to yourself Companies are starting to invest in community health initiatives, so not just helping their employees who are living in those communities, but helping all local citizens There's a shift happening from ROI, return on investment, to VOI value on investment...

Our conversation covers: Environmental psychology The connections between Feng shui, modern health sciences and biohacking Organizing a healthy home Detoxifying your home environment Defining an intention and energy level for different rooms in a house His tips on Essential oil aromatherapy Active vs Passive physical activity Biophilic design Building biology The ancient history of healthy buildin...

Our conversation covers:  Bobbi’s experience creating a framework for student wellbeing via an innovative accommodation offer WellWise’s Research driven diagnostic system approach to workplace wellbeing their Employee engagement process to build a culture around wellbeing their network of specialists providing bespoke solutions covering everything from sleep quality, to office design and envi...

In episode 27 with Dr Chi-Chi Obuaya from The Soke in London, UK we discuss the cultural differences between the UK and the US in openness around mental wellbeing; the impact of Covid on our relationships at home and in the office; mental health champions in the workplace; why having an off-site venue for discussions around mental health is preferable to an in-office solution; designing an interio...

Michelle and I dig into a term that is more common in the US than in Europe, namely ‘building biology’, which is a combination of healthy building strategies and Biophilia or nature-connectedness.   Her in-person and virtual assessments of residential environments address issues affecting the health of occupiers, the risks of off-gassing from flooring and wall paint, how to mitigate the risk...

GUEST / JOHN RYAN / HEALTHY PLACE TO WORK https://www.healthyplacetowork.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/healthy-place-to-work-international/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrtUNAO8sbCDtnDtz3FgVHg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salutogenesis https://albertbandura.com/albert-bandura-agency.html   HOST / MATT MORLEY MATTMORLEY.NET BIOFIT SUSTAINABLE GYM DESIGN BIOFILICO HEALTHY BUILDINGS

GUEST / DAVID PLANA, CEO, PGA CATALUNYA https://www.pgacatalunya.com/ Wellness Centre Golf Real estate Instagram YouTube LinkedIn HOST / MATT MORLEY https://www.mattmorley.net/ https://biofilico.com/ https://biofit.io/ LinkedIn  Instagram    

GUESTS Tilly Berry of The Yoga Agency: https://theyogaagency.co.uk/ Leigh Chapman of Yinshi Meditation: https://www.yinshi.co.uk/ Renee Elliott of Beluga Bean: https://belugabean.com/   https://www.planetorganic.com/ Tania Jumnoodoo of Thanks Ben: https://www.thanksben.com/ HOST www.mattmorley.net mail @ mattmorley . net

GUEST / Pol Merino of HONEXT HonextMaterial.com Honext LinkedIn Honext Instagram HOST / Matt Morley mattmorley.net Matt LinkedIn Matt Instagram

GUEST / Dr. Steven MacGregor of The Leadership Academy Barcelona The LAB Sustaining Executive Performance Chief Wellbeing Officer HOST / Matt Morley MattMorley.net Biofilico Biofit      

GUEST: HUGH CROSSLEY OF SOMERLEYTON, FRITTON LAKE AND WILD EAST FOUNDATION https://www.frittonlake.co.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/frittonlake/ https://www.facebook.com/frittonlake/ https://www.somerleyton.co.uk/ https://wildeast.co.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/wildeastuk https://www.instagram.com/wildeastuk/ HOST: MATT MORLEY OF BIOFIT NATURAL HEALTH & FITNESS AND BIOFILICO WELLNESS INTERIOR...