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Feb 22, 20185 min read

Survey Says: Even Normal People Want Sustainability

10 Ways to Test if a Dwelling is Truly Sustainable. Even in day-to-day life, sustainability matters. Sustainability is about meeting...

"Choice Architecture": Cambridge meets California. Gnarly.

Låna Brown

Feb 2, 20186 min read

"Choice Architecture": Cambridge meets California. Gnarly.

"Choice Architecture" is intentionally designing the types of spaces that nudge users into making better choices for well-being.

The True Cost of Real Estate: 3 Investments in your Happy Index.

Låna Brown

Jan 22, 20186 min read

The True Cost of Real Estate: 3 Investments in your Happy Index.

The value is the value. Innovative, hardworking Makers don't get thrown under the bus.

Biology of Beautiful Buildings : 4 Biophilic Boosts for Buildings

Låna Brown

Jan 2, 20184 min read

Biology of Beautiful Buildings : 4 Biophilic Boosts for Buildings

Our thinking is shaped by the physical spaces we inhabit. What are the cognitive consequences of architecture?

The Freedom of Wabi Sabi : Regenerative Design for Generations

Låna Brown

Dec 3, 20174 min read

The Freedom of Wabi Sabi : Regenerative Design for Generations

Instead of the home owning us, we began to steward the gifts of Wabi Sabi!

Adjust Your Umwelt, Please. Things to Unsee in Home Design

Låna Brown

Nov 2, 20173 min read

Adjust Your Umwelt, Please. Things to Unsee in Home Design

By looking at design paradigms through a different umwelt, quality of life becomes more well-rounded.

Home is Who You Are: 4 Ways to Want the Home You Have

Låna Brown

Oct 22, 20173 min read

Home is Who You Are: 4 Ways to Want the Home You Have

When connection is present, the need for distraction falls away and home becomes who we are at our best.

Låna Brown

Oct 12, 20174 min read

Healing Home with Outside Perspective

Learn how designers use an "outside" pair of eyes to magnetize dwellings, creating a therapeutic anticipation of Home.

Låna Brown

Feb 28, 20173 min read

How Home Heals: Home-Minded Homebodies

When a home is comforting, energy is regenerated to spend outwardly.

©Låna Brown, student BHSc

Dec 6, 20163 min read

4 Reasons to Freeze Your 'Assets' Off

Some say that taking cold showers makes them feel warm after. Turns out: it's science!

©Låna Brown, student BHSc

Dec 5, 20166 min read

8 Ways Thighs Matter

Inner leg health has profound impacts on posture and performance.

Dec 4, 20164 min read

Hangry for Brain-Aid : Endurance Athletes and Brain Bonk

Your brain. just. bonked. Why does this melt-down happen during tests of physical endurance?

Dec 3, 20165 min read

Hangry for Brain-Aid: 9 Powerful Preventors of Brain Bonk

"The brain is not just mechanical consumer of fuel. It's an electrical powerhouse consuming intangibles."

Dec 2, 20162 min read

Muscles Never Push: Optimizing your Shoulder Stretches

This is important because you only want specific muscles elongated: the ones which are truly pulling short.

Dec 1, 20163 min read

Muscles Never Push: the Lowdown on Back Stretches

Stretch the muscle that is pulling, the one silently winning.