Posts by Livable Canada
Wellness Within the Walls
I am sure most of you never think that the walls that enclose and define our space can impact health, possible more than anything else in our home or work space. For the purposes of this discussion, the walls includes the building envelope as they are intimately connected and should be treated wholistically as part…
Read MoreSensing your Space: Using Multi-Sensory Thinking to Enhance Design
Dr. Hoby Wedler has been completely blind since birth. Interior design is often thought of as a visual field as we analyze spaces to optimize their visual appeal and comfort. However, design is about so much more than our eyesight. How do rooms sound? How do the chairs we sit on feel beneath us? How…
Read MoreMarket the Health Benefits You Provide!
This session will capture the content provided by the previous scholars, and will give you a roadmap on how to integrate it into your marketing communications. How should you use “health-based design” in your marketing? Should you create collaborative studies with local universities? As a designer or architect, how will you become the early adopter,…
Read MoreThe Art, Science and Beauty of Design
Architecture, Design, and Your DNA! What’s It All Mean? Join three distinguished scholars as they discuss the impact the environment has on health and well-being. Leading professors, Ann Sussman/Boston Architecture College, Justin Hollander/Tufts University and Laura Malinin/Colorado State University will share their knowledge of how images, forms, and sensory stimulants, over time, have contributed to…
Read MoreThe Convergence of Science, Design and Architecture
Should form follow function…or should it follow feeling? Do we build and design houses…or habitats? Learn how cutting-edge research is revealing how aesthetic experiences are entering our minds through the portal of the senses–Do we design based on sense perception? Learn why aesthetic experiences are an “evolutionary imperative” and are essential to our well-being. Susan…
Read MoreLive House Tour: Welcome to My Living in Place Home
As a designer and certified Living in Place professional, there are no words to express how easy it is to live in a home that allows its occupants to feel relaxed knowing that you can move without restrictions. No stairs to deal with in daily activities. Less worry about possible falls on stairs and uneven…
Read MoreThe Importance of Circadian Rhythm Management
This discussion will review the importance of circadian rhythm in the human psyche. The proper exposure and management of your circadian rhythm by properly designed artificial lighting or going outside has both psychological and biological improvement. This presentation will discuss the impacts of improper circadian rhythm management and the potential negative impacts and earlier onset…
Read MoreHouse Tour: Welcome to My Living in Place Home
As a designer and certified Living in Place professional, there are no words to express how easy it is to live in a home that allows its occupants to feel relaxed knowing that you can move without restrictions. No stairs to deal with in daily activities. Less worry about possible falls on stairs and uneven…
Read MoreLiving Architecture and Biophilic Design
The widespread adoption of living architecture technologies is critical to our efforts to build back from the pandemic and address climate change. This presentation will provide an overview of the basics of green roofs and walls with an emphasis on how these technologies can support biophilic design practices and help building owners and occupants adapt…
Read MoreThe Substantial Home – Exploring the practical application of commercial design strategies
Live Presentation: The Substantial Home – Exploring the practical application of commercial design strategies to create individualized health-promoting residential architecture. The places we create for ourselves and our loved ones are an enduring expression of our values and beliefs. Join us for a conversation about the applicability of strategies from commercial architecture and interiors to…
Read More