Biophilic design has received increasing attention as a design philosophy in recent years.
This review paper focused on the three Biophilic design categories as proposed by Stephen …

The views that windows provide from inside a building affect human health and well-being.
Although window view is an important element of architecture, there is no established …

Following the idea of using virtual environments (VEs) as mood induction procedures
(MIPs), this study set out to examine whether five different virtual park scenarios would each …

This paper explores how everyday encounters with two natural phenomena-natural
elements and daylight-influence affect and stress levels for people differing in mental health …

Both nature and daylight have been found to positively influence health. These findings
were, however, found in two separate research domains. This paper presents an overview of …

Daylighting standards dictate that the view seen through a window can be evaluated using
several criteria. Among one of them is the distance at which the visual content can be seen …

Although previous studies have shown that both forest and natural light exposure can
significantly affect psycho-physiological responses, how different natural light levels …

Previous studies have shown that access to a satisfactory view to the outside with sufficient
daylight is essential for building occupants' health and well-being. It has also been …

Psychology for Sustainability applies psychological science to so-called environmental
problems that manifest when human behavior disrupts and degrades natural systems …

Typical home lighting practice is mainly centred on visual aspects to enable safe movement
between spaces, flexibility in multiuse spaces, a sense of aesthetics and energy efficiency …