Those of you who have seen me present or have read my
previous blogs will know I am a big advocate of Biophilic Design. But I am not impressed by the recent run of blogs and product/service
websites that have reduced Biophilic Design to providing landscaping and plants
in the office, proclaiming they reduce air pollutants and improve productivity.
Just search for ‘Biophilic Design’ on Google images as an indicator of the
emphasis on planting. Particularly frustrating are those ‘green wash’ type posts
that imply a potted plant plonked on the desk is the panacea for enhancing wellbeing. My
issue with these articles is two-fold:
- There is so much more to biophilic design than plants, and
- There are much more efficient ways of reducing air pollutants than adding potted plants.
