Marion Fire Station No. 1 in Marion, Iowa, demonstrates how biophilic principles can be applied within a demanding civic environment.

Designing With Daylight: Supporting Wellness and Sustainability Through Biophilic Design

As expectations for high-performance buildings continue to evolve, sustainability is increasingly about more than reducing energy consumption. Architects, facility owners and project teams are also considering how the built environment affects the health, comfort and performance of the people who occupy it. 

Biophilic design offers an opportunity to address both priorities.

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Dashboard Displays

SALEM, Ore. — Full-service graphic design firm QA Graphics was recently hired to install its Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard at Chemawa Indian School, the oldest continuously operating boarding school in the United States.
 
The school is using the dashboard to monitor electricity, water and gas use throughout the campus to determine areas in which students and staff can make better use of resources.

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