Amanda Surgeon
Mother Earth Podcast
English - September 09, 2021 06:00 - 38 minutes - 53 MBSociety & Culture News Politics boston prx billmckibben climatechange motherearthpodcast podcastgarage Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In today’s episode of the Mother Earth Podcast, we sit down for an inspiring and hopeful conversation with world-leading sustainable architect and planner Amanda Sturgeon. Amanda is the founder of the biophilic design movement, which designs buildings and communities in alignment with nature. Her buildings have windows that open for fresh air and allow you to see the changing sunlight throughout the day. Biophilic design makes us happier, healthier, and more productive. Students learn better in biophilic buildings, hospital patients heal faster. The fresh air in biophilic buildings is a really good thing during the pandemic. Her buildings use net zero energy or are even energy net negative..