While we’re indoors in greater numbers and for longer periods than ever before due to lockdowns, making the best of the space you have is more important than ever. Being indoors relying on digital means to conduct pretty much every affair of the world is a drain on your health—not the best deal during a time when you want more, not less, resilient immunity.
When we embarked on our own renovations for a healthy home, the kitchen was a big priority. Fast forward to now — 2020 has put a big spotlight on being indoors at home. We’ve never done so much cooking and eating, hanging out and chores. It’s been a real “test” on how our kitchen choices are working for us and affecting our daily routines. I’m glad to finally share this chat and documentation here
Universal Design grew out of a disability rights movement and is growing in popularity among homeowners and designers as accessibility products also become more available and attractive. Building Biology specifically address ecological and biological health in buildings. How do the two relate, if they do at all?
Germany, along with many European nations, was left in ruins after World War II. In the subsequent years as it rapidly rebuilt its economy and infrastructure, it saw the growth of over industrialised and overpopulated cities and towns.
People also began to notice strange illnesses after the World War. One of these was a doctor named Hubert Palm. He noticed a pattern between the ailments his patients were coming in with and their living in housing built post WWII using the new “chemically enhanced” technologies.
