(Laura's second link allows you to download the entire report....)<div>John<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 2:51 PM, Laura Bartels <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:laura@greenweaverinc.com" target="_blank">laura@greenweaverinc.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">Dear GSBN community,<div><br></div><div>I have had a fascination with biophilic design for years now and have been waiting for this study by Terrapin to be completed. With five years of study behind it, it offers very credible and convincing support to the notion that bringing nature and natural elements into design is a critical cost saving measure which supports health, productivity and learning. I thought this group would appreciate seeing this link and having access to the report.</div>
<div><br></div><div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 10px/normal Helvetica"><font color="#180095" size="3">The concept of biophilia implies that humans hold a biological need for connection with nature on physical, mental, and social levels and this connection affects our personal well-being, productivity, and societal relationships. – Sheeps Meadow, 2004</font></div>
</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://residentialarchitect.com/green-design/biophilic-design-could-save-millions-of-dollars.aspx?cid=RADS:051512" target="_blank">http://residentialarchitect.com/green-design/biophilic-design-could-save-millions-of-dollars.aspx?cid=RADS:051512</a></div>
<div><a href="http://www.terrapinbrightgreen.com/" target="_blank">http://www.terrapinbrightgreen.com/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Laura<br><div>
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