Sustainable Hospitality Podcast

Unlocking Natures Secrets: Unveiling the Hidden Charms of Biophilic Design in Hospitality | Bill Browning - Part 2

Kathy Sue McGuire and Amy Wald Season 1 Episode 25

Come along as we delve deeper into our discussion with Bill Browning, a pioneer in the world of Biophilic Design.  Discover his valuable insights into effortlessly infusing the beauty of nature into your hotel environment.  Bill shares compelling project examples from his own experiences, highlighting the remarkable tangible transformations brought about by these principles.  Now, it’s your opportunity to embrace his ideas and seamlessly integrate them, fostering inspiration among both your guests and staff.

William Browning, BED Colorado University, MSRED MIT, Hon. AIA, LEED AP, is the Managing Partner in Terrapin Bright Green, an environmental strategies research and consulting firm. Browning’s clients include Disney, New Songdo City, Lucasfilm, Google, Marriott, Bank of America, Salesforce, Interface, JP Morgan Chase, CoStar Group, the Inn of the Anasazi, the White House, and the Sydney 2000 Olympic Village. Browning was a founding member of the USGBC Board of Directors. He began research in human productivity/wellbeing and green buildings in the 1990s at Rocky Mountain Institute and is co-author of Greening the Building and the Bottom Line (1994), The Economics of Biophilia (2012), 14 Patterns of Biophilic Design (2014), Human Spaces 2.0 Biophilic Design in Hospitality (2017) and Nature Inside, A Biophilic Design Guide (2020). His work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Washington Post, Elle, Popular Science, and in segments by NPR, Reuters, CNN, and PBS.

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