Biophilic design as an approach to improve the employees' health and wellbeing in an open-space office
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"The occurrence of illnesses like asthma or allergies is constantly increasing and a main factor for that has already been found to relate to the environments we are living and working in. Building materials, finishes and even decoration used often emit toxic pollutants because they are not tested properly, which greatly affects our health (Healthy Interiors 2012). Especially in big open-plan offices lots of illnesses and difficulties in concentration occur due to the bad air quality, the lack of thermal comfort, noise pollution and an unpleasant lighting situation. [...] Health and 'being green', so to say, has become a trend on a daily life basis and people start to think of how to improve their wellbeing. [...] With this they slowly start to consider also the environments they are living in and healthy and sustainable interiors gain importance. [...] Biophilia is our love to the nature and the living and our wish to support its growth. The mentioned methods include environmental features such as color, air, sunlight, natural materials and plants, natural shapes and forms, natural patterns and processes, the relation of light and space, place-based relationships and evolved human-nature relationships."