The benefits of biophilic interior design have been recognized by healthcare facilities, but
residential environments receive relatively less attention with respect to improving the health …

Although biophilic design, particularly, direct nature integration (DNI) strategies like green
roofs and green walls are associated with multiple benefits including building occupants' …

Social robots are being used increasingly across a range of settings, including in the context
of therapeutic interactions with children. While research has shown that interaction with live …

This timely book explores what it is like to live in an aged care home: the expectations that
new residents and their families enter with, their relationships with fellow residents and …

Integrating biophilic design elements, such as green roofs and walls, has been proven to
enhance the well-being of building occupants while boosting cities' ecological resilience …

Acknowledging biophilic design as a nature-based solution to compensate for the
expansion of urbanization and human separation from nature that deteriorate citizens' …

Sustainability and Health in Intelligent Buildings presents a comprehensive roadmap for
designing and constructing high-performance clean energy-efficient buildings, including …

While it is imperative to develop building design innovation to adapt to new care models and
organisational processes in residential care facilities, there is a lack of research evidence on …

This study investigates the effects of a virtual biophilic residential environment on seniors'
physiological and subjective responses to evaluate its potential to promote healing and …

Biophilic design has contributed to creating built environments within a taste of nature. The
tangible features offer the occupants psychological restoration, releasing stress and mental …