Green Healthy Places
By: Matt Morley
Language: en
Categories: Business, Entrepreneurship, Health, Fitness, Arts, Design
Exploring wellbeing & sustainability in real estate and hospitality with podcast host Matt Morley. Each episode dissects a global benchmark in places and spaces that go out of their way to promote the health of People & Planet. Find us at greenhealthyplaces.com [https://www.greenhealthyplaces.com/]
Episodes
GHP 090: Watersports, nature and wellness at La Tour d'Eole, Morocco
Jan 09, 2026Welcome to episode 090 of the Green Healthy Places podcast in which we discuss the themes of wellbeing and sustainability in our built environment. For this episode I’m in Morocco talking to Jerome Schanker, Founder & CEO of La Tour d’Eole in Dakhla, an upmarket eco-resort with a strong wellness and outdoor watersports angle, specifically kitesurfing, windsurfing and surfing. Jerome launched his hotel development and operations business in 2017 after a successful career in finance, trading equity derivates. Today it is a thriving enterprise set to expand into on-site residences as well as a second site in Cape Verde. Our conv...
Duration: 00:22:55GHP 089: sustainability on campus at Carnegie Mellon University Qatar
Dec 05, 2025In this episode we are in Doha, Qatar talking to Angela Ng, Director of Business Innovation at Carnegie Mellon University Qatar.
Angela is an Engineer by background, and her responsibilities cover Sustainability on campus, operational efficiency and future planning, from software, to A.I. roll-out and as a Special Project, overseeing all the new interior spaces we’ve been designing for the campus since 2023.
Discussion topics include:
on-site sustainability initiatives: what type of on campus initiates have you implemented? the EcoCampus Green Flag destination award availability of local green infrastructure in Qatar direction from measu... Duration: 00:31:53GHP 088 - The rise of wellness clubs
Nov 26, 2025An adaptation of a recent presentation I made at the Health & Fitness Association (HFA) Congress in Amsterdam, Netherlands focusing on the rise of 'wellness clubs'. I cover the key components of this new generation of health clubs, from contrast bathing to experiential saunas, add-on leisure facilities, hybrid training zones, outdoor gyms and diagnostics (the gym-as-clinic).
Green Healthy Places Biofilico wellness interiors Biofit gym + spa design Health & Fitness Association Duration: 00:28:41GHP 087: Learn Biomimicry with Jess Berliner
Nov 11, 2025Welcome to episode 87 of the Green Healthy Places podcast, in which we explore the themes of well-being and sustainability in the built environment.
I'm your host, Matt Morley, and we're delighted to be back after an unavoidable break with another series of concise, practical conversations from inspiring figures around the world.
This week, we're in Cape Town, South Africa, talking to Jess Berliner, co-founder and director of product of Learn Biomimicry.
Over the last six years, Jess has co-authored all of her company's learning products, short courses, six-month mental programs, and e-books.
...
Duration: 00:24:34Water Quality in Healthy Buildings, CLEAR INC
Mar 23, 2025Welcome to episode 86 of the Green Healthy Places podcast in which we discuss the themes of wellbeing and sustainability real estate and hospitality. I’m your host, Mat Morley, and in this episode I’m in Toronto, Canada talking to Ron Blutrich, CEO of Clear Inc, a specialist in water purification for the real estate industry.
A scientist by trade, Ron is a passionate advocate for improved water quality after his own health scare caused by contaminated water.
In a nutshell, Clear Inc installs industrial-grade purification systems for whole buildings at the water pipe’s point...
Duration: 00:37:53Wellness In Travel Tourism (WITT)
Dec 05, 2024In this episode I’m in New York talking to Oxana Spivey, Vice President of Wellness Standards & Development for Wellness in Travel & Tourism (WITT).
Oxana is also a yoga teacher, life coach, and entrepreneur in her own right but today we’re talking about WITT, which is aiming to become the leading wellness certification for the hospitality and travel industry.
WITT focuses on wellness destinations under development, under renovation and existing hotels, effectively providing a global benchmark in how to meet the demands of wellness-focus travelers.
Certified hotels already include US-based properties from bran...
Duration: 00:26:01Social Equity in Commercial Real Estate with Rainey Shane of SEAM
Nov 15, 2024In this episode I am in Atlanta, Georgia (USA) talking to Rainey Shane, Co-Founder and CEO of SEAM, the Social Equity Assessment Method for commercial real estate.
SEAM aims to promote social equity in the planning, design, construction and operation of built environments.
Rainey previously rain a non profit focused on forced labour and spent over six years developing this new standard intended to help guide developers in creating more equitable buildings.
We discuss social equity and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI), the sustainability standard landscape, the key challenges Rainey faced pulling this new...
Duration: 00:30:14The INK - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Nov 01, 2024In this episode I’m here in Barcelona, Spain talking to Lotus Smits, Founder of The INK DEI Agency focused on promoting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion within organizations.
Lotus has given a TED talk on Inclusive Leadership and has previously worked with the likes of Booking.com, Globo and Campari Group.
She is also Co-Founder of Egala an organization that connects migrants to skills and jobs via mentoring, workshops and placement programs.So she is clearly someone with a strong social conscience, determined to be a force for good in the world of business.
...
Duration: 00:29:35Longevity, Healthspan and Medical Wellness Clinics
Oct 16, 2024In this episode I am in Lisbon, Portugal talking to Jorge Lima, Founder of the Longevity Medicine Summit that will next take place in Lisbon in May 2025. The second day of that event will be focused on wellness real estate and longevity clinics in particular, looking at how the healthspan trend is playing out in buildings and interiors. I’ll be giving a presentation there, that’s how Jorge and I originally connected.
Here we discuss the term wellness real estate, then we go a level deeper into longevity clinics and medical spas in particular, before discussing the...
Duration: 00:34:23Longevity, Healthspan and Medi Clinics with Jorge Lima of The Longevity Summit
Oct 16, 2024In this episode I am in Lisbon, Portugal talking to Jorge Lima, Founder of the Longevity Med Summit that will next take place there in May 2025. The second day of that event will be focused on wellness real estate and longevity clinics, looking at how the longevity trend is playing out in buildings and interiors. I’ll be talking there, that’s how Jorge and I connected.
Here we discuss the term wellness real estate, then we go a level deeper into longevity clinics and medical spas in particular, before discussing the type of products and services each...
Duration: 00:35:38GHP 081: Pure Blue Foundation
Oct 04, 2024Welcome to episode 81 of the Green Healthy Places Podcast in which we discuss the themes of wellbeing and sustainability in the built environment.
I’m your host Matt Morley and in this episode I’m in Bangkok, talking to Anchalika Kijkanakorn, Founder and Managing Director of Akaryn Hotel Group, a boutique hospitality business she created in 2008 that built on the success of the Aleenta Resort & Spa she had launched five years before that.
Anchalika is also Founder of the Pure Blue Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to protecting and preserving the planet’s marine ecosystems and promot...
Duration: 00:27:38GHP 080: The Behavioural Scientists
Sep 22, 2024Welcome to episode 080 of the Green Healthy Places podcast in which we discuss the themes of wellbeing and sustainability in the built environment.
I’m your host, Matt Morley and in this episode we are exploring a specifically human aspect of our environment to do with psychology and how to successfully implement changes amongst people within an organization, or client base.
Guiding us through is Dr. Michelle Constable, a Chartered Health Psychologist with more than 15 years’ experience of applying behavioural science in practice, developing interventions at individual, community and population levels.
Her speciality is t...
Duration: 00:23:22079: Veda Homes / The wellness company that builds homes
Apr 27, 2024In episode 079 of the Green Healthy Places podcast, I am in the UK talking to Dean Jarvis, Founder and CEO of Veda Homes, a residential developer active in the London commuter-belt area with a clear focus on wellness and sustainability.
Dean has a background in finance and launched Veda in 2017, setting out on a mission to combine his own journey towards holistic wellbeing with the need for more healthy, green housing stock for families in the UK.
https://www.vedahomes.co.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/vedahomes/ https://biofilico.com/ https://www.greenhealthyplaces.com/078: An ancestral perspective on real estate, Matt Morley
Feb 16, 2024How can evolutionary history provide insight into building better buildings today for the generations to follow? What lessons can real estate professionals take from evolutionary psychology and anthropology to ensure cross-generational karma? Here I discuss Indoor Air Quality, Healthy Materials, Biophilic Design, Active Design and Restorative Spaces - all evolution friendly design adaptations for modern buildings.
Duration: 00:18:00077: Beyond Apartments - sustainable wellness in aparthotels
Feb 02, 2024Welcome to episode 077 of the Green Healthy Places podcast in which we discuss the themes of wellbeing and sustainability in real estate and hospitality today.
I’m your host Matt Morley and in this episode I’m in London talking to James Fry, Founder of Beyond Apartments & Aparthotels.
Having launched in 2021, Beyond are the UK's leading sustainable serviced apartment, aparthotel, and BTR operator. The brand now has a pipeline of aparthotel projects across the UK, partnering with future-focused owners, developers, and investors. Current sites are located in London’s Fitzrovia, Waterloo and the West End.
C...
Duration: 00:33:01GHP 076: Green healthy offices for Bolton Group headquarters, Milano, IT
Dec 26, 2023Welcome to episode 076 of the Green Healthy Places podcast in which we discuss the the of wellbeing and sustainability in real estate and hospitality today.
I’m your host Matt Morley and in this episode I’m in Milan, Italy but the tables have been turned. This time around I’m on the other side of the microphone, answering the questions.
In front of me is Stefania Lorenzi from the marketing department of the Bolton Group.
This recording took place in their via Pirelli offices, close to the Central Station in Milan, where I’ve bee...
Duration: 00:18:02GHP 075: Delivering green healthy buildings at scale, John Harrison, President of A Sustainable Production
Dec 16, 2023Welcome to episode 075 of the Green Healthy Places podcast in which we discuss the themes of wellbeing and sustainability in real estate and hospitality.
I’m your host, Matt Morley and in this episode I’m in Amsterdam in the Netherlands talking to John Harrison, President of A Sustainable Production (ASAP), a woman-owned global sustainability and wellness consulting firm that specializes in implementing the LEED green building and WELL healthy building standards at scale.
He’s also Strategic Advisor for BEE Corporation out of Hong Kong, another big LEED certification company specialized in the retail sector...
Duration: 00:29:23Wellness interior design & neuroaesthetics
Nov 17, 2023Welcome to episode 074 of the Green Healthy Places podcast in which we discuss the themes of wellbeing and sustainability in real estate and hospitality.
I’m your host, Matt Morley, and this week I’m in Denver, Colorado talking to Angela Harris, CEO an Principal of TRIO.
Angela is an American interior designer, product designer, industry board member and she has a Masters in Sustainable Design.
She’s been building TRIO over the past 25 years or so and her team now designs everything from master planned communities, to commercial, hospitality and residential developments.
G...
Duration: 00:25:11073: Hotel wellness & sustainability with Alejandro Leo
Oct 26, 2023Welcome to episode 073 of the Green Healthy Places podcast in which we discuss the themes of wellbeing and sustainability in real estate and hospitality today. I’m your host, Matt Morley and today I’m in the Caribbean talking to Alejandro Leo, a hotel wellness, spa and sustainability expert.
Alejandro is a hotel wellness professional working for luxury resorts like the Oetker Collection’s Jumby Bay Island Resort in Antigua where he managed the spa and sustainability program.
Prior to that he was Global Head of Wellness for HABITAS, an innovative new hotel group, and previou...
Duration: 00:30:27GHP 072: Recovery, biohacking & longevity studios - trend report with Matt Morley
Oct 05, 2023Welcome to episode 072 of the Green Healthy Places podcast in which we discuss the themes of wellbeing and sustainability in real estate and hospitality.
I’m your host, Matt Morley and I recently put out a trend report on the new breed of recovery, biohacking and longevity clinics.
It’s completely free, 40-odd pages and packed with inspirational reference images. The link is the episode notes for you along with links to all the studios and clinics I mention.
So in this episode of the podcast, I’m going to take you through the ke...
Duration: 00:29:40EarthCheck sustainability certification
Sep 01, 2023Welcome to episode 071 the Green Healthy Places podcast in which we discuss the themes of wellbeing and sustainability in real estate and hospitality.
Today I’m in Australia talking to Stewart Moore, Founder and CEO of EarthCheck, the world’s leading scientific benchmarking certification and advisory group for sustainable travel and tourism.
EarthCheck helps tourism businesses and destinations become more sustainable through certification, consulting, training and software solutions. Their mission is to provide the tools needed to measure environmental impact, and ultimately to make business decisions that save money, resources and the planet.
Thei...
Duration: 00:28:12GHP 070: Latitude Regenerative Real Estate
Aug 09, 2023Welcome to episode 070 of the Green Healthy Places podcast in which we discuss the themes of wellbeing and sustainability in real estate and hospitality.
Today I’m in the US talking to Neal Collins, Co-Founder and CEO of Latitude Regenerative Real Estate, a holistic real estate business based around the five key concepts of health and wellness; sustainability; community; ecology and spirit.
This conversation goes a little differently and in fact weighs in at double the usual running time, effectively because Neal and I decided to go toe-to-toe, interviewing each other and publishing the results on...
Duration: 01:11:40Green Healthy Places 069: EXTREME Destinations
Jul 14, 2023Welcome to episode 069 the Green Healthy Places podcast in which we discuss the themes of wellbeing and sustainability in real estate and hospitality today.
I’m your host, Matt Morley, and today we’re talking to Marc Myers, Hospitality & Project Director of EXTREME Destinations.
He’s currently based in Norway and has an extensive professional background in Sustainability and Tourism.
Marc previously worked in Durban, South Africa for Umhlanga Tourism as well as his own sustainably farmed ingredients business, he’s managed safari lodges in Uganda, helped reintroduce heritage grains into the sustainable food eco...
Duration: 00:28:28Green Healthy Places 068: Positive living student accommodation - Laura Wood of Fusion Group, UK
Jun 23, 2023Welcome to episode 068 of the Green Healthy Places podcast in which we discuss the themes of wellbeing and sustainability in real estate and hospitality.
Today I’m in the UK talking to Laura Wood, Head of Marketing at Fusion Group, where she oversees letting strategy, PR and communications as well as student welfare and experience for a residential developer brand based around ‘positive living’ in the student accommodation sector.
Laura has more than a decade of PR and marketing expertise and is something of a Purpose Built Student Accommodation, or ‘PBSA’ expert.
Full disclosure...
Duration: 00:29:46Functional health bars with Guy Morley, Co-Founder of Upraising
Jun 09, 2023Welcome to episode 067 of the Green Healthy Places podcast, in which we explore the themes of wellbeing and sustainability in real estate and hospitality. I’m you host Matt Morley and in this episode in in my home town of Barcelona, Spain talking to Guy Morley, no relation.
Guy is the Co-Founder of Upraising an organic coffee brand powered by nootropics and adaptogens (we’ll get to what these terms mean shortly).
He previously built the iced tea brand Kailani and before that worked as a music and entertainment lawyer in London, UK.
So b...
Duration: 00:27:57Carlo Battisti of Living Future Europe
May 26, 2023Welcome to episode 66 of the Green Healthy Places podcast, in which we discuss the themes of wellbeing and sustainability in real estate and hospitality today.
I'm your host, Matt Morley, and today we're in Bolzano, Italy talking to Carlo Battisti, President of Living Future Europe.
Carlo qualified as a Civil Engineer from Milan's prestigious Polytecnico University and now specializes in sustainable innovation and project management. He is certified with LEED for green buildings, and WELL for healthy buildings, amongst a host of other professional accreditations.
Here we discuss the connection between biophilic design...
Duration: 00:42:31Reinventing Public Restrooms - One Hundred Restrooms
May 12, 2023Welcome to episode 065 of the Green Healthy Places podcast in which we discuss the themes of wellbeing and sustainability in real estate and hospitality today.
This week I’m in the Netherlands talking to Marielle Romeijn, Co-Founder of One Hundred Restrooms, an innovative brand disrupting the public toilet market by focusing on environmental consciousness and wellness benefits.
Their custom design modules can be found in shopping malls, railway stations and roadside service stations around Spain, Belgium and Sweden as well as their home country.
We discuss the birth of the brand, their business mo...
Duration: 00:25:38sustainable micro-cities in Latin America with Miraval Holdings
Apr 28, 2023Welcome to episode 064 of the Green Healthy Places podcast in which we discuss the themes of wellbeing and sustainability in real estate and hospitality.
I’m your host Matt Morley and in this episode I’m talking to Gregorio Esteban, Founder of Miraval Holdings, a sustainable real estate developer committed to delivering high-quality, housing solutions for the Latin American market.
As you’ll see, they are also big on Environmental, Social and Governance issues, known as ESG, with a particular emphasis on the social angle, given that they have five projects currently in Colombia, each at diff...
Duration: 00:24:38future-proof real estate with the smart building collective
Mar 24, 2023Welcome to episode 063 of the Green & Healthy Places podcast in which we discuss the themes of wellbeing and sustainability in real estate and hospitality.
I’m your host, Matt Morley of Biofilico wellness real estate and in this episode we’re in Amsterdam talking to Nicholas White, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of the Smart Building Collective, a smart building and prop-tech business with its own certification framework focused on leveraging technology to measure how a real estate asset is performing.
It covers key metrics such as the building usage, its performance, the building environment, health and...
Duration: 00:33:30mental wellness tech in hotels offices residences by opo
Mar 10, 2023Welcome to episode 062 of the Green & Healthy Place podcast in which we discuss the themes of wellbeing and sustainability in real estate and hospitality today.
I’m your host, Matt Morley of Biofilico wellness real estate and in this episode I’m in Ibiza talking to Chris Connors, Founder and Creative Director of OPO, a wellness tech studio applying the principles of mindfulness to daily life via psycho-acoustics, neuro-aesthetics and awareness practices.
Belfast-born Chris is a psychotherapist, leadership coach and master in zen meditation. He has previously created projects for the likes of Prada, LVMH, Nike...
Duration: 00:33:362050 Materials - online platform for sustainable building data
Jan 27, 2023Welcome to episode 61 of the Green & Healthy Places podcast in which we explore the themes of wellbeing and sustainability in real estate and hospitality.
I’m your host, Matt Morley, founder of Biofilico wellness real estate, and this week I’m in Athens talking to London-based Phanos Hadjikyriakou, Co-Founder and CEO of 2050 Materials, an online database of sustainable building materials and intelligent tools that help architects and designers in their efforts to create low-carbon, circular buildings and interiors.
We discuss the genesis of the company, the unmet need it addresses and the problems it tries to s...
Duration: 00:30:38Connecting people, places and plants with JUNGLEFY
Jan 13, 2023Welcome to episode 060 of the Green & Healthy Places podcast in which we discuss the themes of wellbeing and sustainability in real estate and hospitality.
I’m your host Matt Morley, Founder of Biofilico wellness real estate and in this episode I’m in Australia talking to Suzie Barnett, CEO of Junglefy, a full service living infrastructure specialist focused on bringing more plants into our cities.
The company began life as a landscaping business and evolved over the last 13 years into one of the world’s leading green wall, green roof and urban greenery businesses.
We di...
Duration: 00:35:53botanical design with wayward plants london
Dec 02, 2022Welcome to episode 59 of the green & healthy places podcast in which we explore the themes of wellbeing and sustainability in real estate and hospitality today.
This time around I’m in London talking to Tom Kendall, Associate Director of Wayward Plants, a London based landscape, art and architecture practice with a strong botanical bent.
Born and raised on a farm in Cornwall, Tom studied Architecture at the Bartlett School of Architecture (BSc) and the Royal College of Art (MA)
Our conversation covers their work creating biophilic public benches that convey a message about in...
Duration: 00:34:57sustainable lighting design treacle studio uk
Nov 10, 2022Discussion topics include circular design, waste management, wellness lighting, recycling, standardization challenges for sustainable lighting fixtures, and more.
https://www.treaclestudio.com/https://www.linkedin.com/company/treacle-studio-ltd/ Duration: 00:38:14The mental performance office gym
Oct 21, 2022Welcome to episode 57 of the Green & Healthy Places podcast in which we discuss the themes of wellbeing and sustainability in real estate and hospitality today.
I’m your host, Matt Morley, Founder of Biofilico healthy buildings and today I’m in Munich, Germany talking to ex-athlete Katharina Naumann who is behind a new office gym concept focused on mental empowerment.
We discuss some of the tools for mental empowerment at work, both physical and mental , including the need to integrate movement in daily lifestyles, the importance of body connection and intuition, the benefits of meditation, the r...
Duration: 00:25:59Sustainability in independent hotels - the aficionados
Aug 19, 2022Welcome to the Green & Healthy Places podcast episode 56, I’m your host Matt Morley, Founder of Biofilico wellness real estate and in this episode I’m in London talking to boutique hotel expert Iain Ainsworth.
Iain is the Founder of The Aficionados (2015-present) a reference for travel culture and lifestyle that promotes neat edits of hotels, creators and craftsmen as well as its sister company White Line Hotels (2009-present) a marketing network for hoteliers.
He was previously Executive VP of Design Hotels from 2004-2008 and Regional Director of Sales and Marketing for Concorde Hotels from 2000-200...
Duration: 00:30:50Sustainable restaurant interior design with object space place
Jul 29, 2022Welcome to episode 55 of the Green & Healthy Places podcast in which we discuss the themes of wellbeing and sustainability in real estate and hospitality.
I’m your host, Matt Morley, founder of Biofilico healthy buildings, and in this episode I’m in the UK talking to David Chenery of Object Space Place, a sustainable interiors company specialising in hospitality environments.
Our conversation covers the Restorative Design Framework that David has developed with his business partner over the past five years, the role of circular economy principles in restaurant design, designing out waste and lowering embodied carb...
Duration: 00:30:01Nature, wellbeing and the environment Dr Mike Rogerson
Jun 24, 2022Welcome to episode 054 of the Green & Healthy Places podcast in which we discuss the themes of wellbeing and sustainability in real estate and interiors.
I’m your host, Matt Morley, Founder of Biofilico -a healthy buildings consultancy based in Barcelona and London.
In this episode I’m in the east of London talking to Dr. Mike Rogerson of the University of Essex.
Mike has a PhD in Sports and Exercise Science, his research interests include the links between exercise, the environment and wellbeing as well as what is known as ‘green exercise’ that involves...
Duration: 00:29:46the mental game in physical activity with martin ebner
Jun 10, 2022Welcome to episode 053 of the Green & Healthy Places podcast, in which we explore the themes of sustainability and wellbeing in real estate and hospitality today.
This week i’m in my home town of Barcelona, Spain talking to health and fitness entrepreneur Martin Ebner.
Martin is the Founder of Ebylife Personal Training and Fitness Solutions that include diet plans, training programs and what is now a fairly dominant Google ranking in Barcelona’s fitness scene.
We discuss:
what needs to happen to activate a fitness facility in an office or residential development in o... Duration: 00:39:52Biophilic Design & Cities
May 27, 2022Welcome to episode 52 of the Green & Healthy Places podcast in which we discuss the themes of wellbeing and sustainability in real estate and hospitality today.
I’m your host, Matt Morley, founder of Biofilico healthy buildings and this time around I’m in Perth, Western Australia talking biophilic urbanism and biophilic cities with Dr. Jana Söderlund.
Jana did her PhD on biophilic design as an emergent social movement. She has an honours degree in environmental science and has spent her career as a sustainability consultant, environmental educator, tutor, lecturer, and presenter.
She is a m...
Duration: 00:32:50Bamboo in Sustainable Buildings & Interiors
May 13, 2022Welcome to the Green and Healthy Places podcast, in which we explore the themes of wellbeing and sustainability in real estate and interiors today.
I'm your host, Matt Morley, founder of Biofilico healthy buildings and in this episode i’m talking to Manuel Diaz Cebrian about his role creating a new bamboo industry in Mexico.
Manuel was previously a Director at the Mexican Tourism Board in London where he managed the country’s image throughout Europe, repositioning Mexico as a cultural and culinary destination.
He is now Director of Special Projects for Marbella Desig...
Duration: 00:34:45Wellbeing Gardens & Biophilia
Apr 29, 2022In episode 50 of the Green & Healthy Places podcast I’m in the UK talking to Dr. Lauriane Chalmin-Pui, a Wellbeing Fellow at the Royal Horticultural Society - the UK’s leading gardening charity.
Lauriane completed her PHD at Sheffield University where she conducted research on how domestic gardens can support physical and mental health via exposure to plants and wildlife.
In our conversation we discuss wellbeing gardens, also known as healing gardens; planet-friendly gardening; environmental psychology as it relates to gardens; the emotional, physical and social benefits of gardening; the benefits for our microbiota of direc...
Duration: 00:40:00sound wellness and biophilic soundscapes
Apr 15, 2022Welcome to episode 49 of the Green & Healthy Places podcast in which we discuss the themes of wellbeing, sustainability and social impact in real estate today. I’m your host, Matt Morley of Biofilico healthy buildings, and in this episode I’m in London talking to Brian D’Souza, a.k.a DJ Auntie Flo, founder of Open Ear Music and Swell sound wellness.
We discuss sound therapy’s mental health benefits, how music can be a window into our soul, urban noise levels and the role of nature sounds in restoring a sense of calm amidst the chaos, h...
Duration: 00:33:57Sound, noise, acoustical comfort in healthy buildings with ethan bourdeau
Apr 08, 2022Welcome to episode 48 of the Green & Healthy Places podcast in which we discuss the themes of wellbeing and sustainability in real estate.
I’m your host, Matt Morley of Biofilico Healthy Buildings and in this episode we’re in New York talking to Ethan Bourdeau, the Sound Concept Lead at the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) - the organization powering the WELL healthy building rating system.
An architectural acoustician, Ethan also runs Bourdeau Acoustical Design to provide consultation and planning services for critical listening, performance venue, residential, restaurant, retail, and commercial projects internationally.
Addi...
Duration: 00:33:47Downtown Urban Regeneration_Jonny Friedman_City Opportunity Fund_South Africa
Apr 01, 2022Welcome to episode 47 of the Green & Healthy Places podcast in which we discuss the themes of sustainability, wellbeing and community in real estate today.
I’m your host, Matt Morley, Founder of Biofilico Healthy Buildings, and today I’m in Durban, South Africa talking to Jonny Friedman, Executive Chairman of the newly launched City Opportunity Fund.
In the 1980s and 90s Jonny invested in over 100 buildings in the Brighton area in the UK and another 20 buildings in Hoxton and Shoreditch in London, playing an instrumental role in the urban regeneration of both places.
Toda...
Duration: 00:35:01the role of sleep in healthy buildings + workplace wellness with charlie morley
Mar 25, 2022Welcome to episode 46 of the Green & Healthy Places podcast in which we discuss the themes of wellbeing and sustainability in real estate.
I’m your host, Matt Morley of Biofilico Healthy Buildings and in this episode I’m talking to none other than Charlie Morley, a bestselling author and teacher of mindfulness, lucid dreaming and all round sleep expert whose latest book deals with resolving trauma affected sleep through a set of practices called ‘Mindfulness of Dream & Sleep’.
Charlie, who is as you may have guessed my brother, was “authorised to teach” within the Kagyu school of Ti...
Duration: 00:33:24Optimized Indoor Air Quality Software for Smart Buildings - SALLY R
Mar 18, 2022Optimized Indoor Air Quality Software for Smart Buildings - SALLY R
Welcome to episode 45 of the Green & Healthy Places podcast in which we discuss the themes of wellbeing and sustainability in real estate today. I’m your host, Matt Morley, Founder of Biofilico Healthy Buildings and this episode I’m in Sweden talking to Fredrik Tunberg, CEO of Sally R, a cloud-based intelligent ventilation solution that uses algorithms to optimize indoor air quality while reducing overall energy consumption related to the HVAC system.
We discuss how buildings have traditionally had to make guesstimates about how much...
Duration: 00:28:06ESG social equity in real estate south africa
Mar 11, 2022Welcome to episode 44 of the Green & Healthy Places podcast in which we explore the themes of wellbeing and sustainability in real estate. This time around we have more of a social equity focus as we're talking to Rashiq Fataar, the Founding Director of Our Future Cities in South Africa.
Rashiq works across disciplines, engaging with city planners, designers, researchers and anthropologists in the quest for promoting more sustainable and inclusive cities not just in South Africa where they are based, but increasingly around the African continent as a whole.
Our conversation covers the weight of S...
Duration: 00:32:31Biodesign, biophilic design & biomimicry with Danielle Trofe
Jan 14, 2022Welcome to episode 43 of the Green & Healthy Places podcast, brought to you by Biofilico healthy buildings & interiors.
In this episode I’m chatting to Danielle Trofe, a biodesigner with her own studio in New York who also lectures in biomimicry for The Pratt Institute and Parsons New School.
Danielle’s MushLume collection of lampshades made from organically grown mushroom mycelium and hemp have featured in the seriously cool, eco-luxury 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge amongst other projects and she is a leading proponent of biofabrication - that is using naturally grown materials in product design.
Our...
Duration: 00:36:57Healthy Materials Lab
Dec 22, 2021GUEST / JONSARA RUTH / HEALTHY MATERIALS LAB
https://healthymaterialslab.org/https://healthymaterialslab.org/learning-hub/e-learning-online-certificate-programhttps://healthymaterialslab.org/learning-hub/the-affordable-housing-guide-programhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/healthy-materials-lab/https://www.facebook.com/healthymaterialslab/https://www.instagram.com/healthymaterialslab/https://www.saltylabs.us/The New Coal - Plastics & Climate Change, by Beyond PlasticsHOST / MATT MORLEY / WELLBEING CHAMPION
https://biofilico.com/https://biofit.io/ https://www.mattmorley.net/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattmorleylux/ Duration: 00:38:28Sustainable Urban Rooftops Urbanstrong
Dec 17, 2021Conversation highlights
It doesn’t feel right that with we have so little opportunity to connect with nature here given the huge percentage of our lives we spend in dense urban centers.Green roofs clean and cool the air, sequester carbon and provide rooftop habitats for birds, bees, bats, butterflies, and much more. Farm-to-table is great but roof-to-table is even betterGreen roofs perform multiple functions with societal, environmental, building operations, and mental health benefits, all simultaneously. Building owners should be thinking of their rooftops as buckets instead of lids, because there's money falling out of the sky.Solar pane... Duration: 00:42:49Indoor Air Quality Kaiterra CEO Liam Bates
Dec 10, 2021GUEST / LIAM BATES / CEO OF KAITERRA
www.kaiterra.com/Better Building Blogwww.linkedin.com/company/kaiterra/HOST / MATT MORLEY / WELLBEING CHAMPION
https://biofilico.com/ LinkedInwww.mattmorley.net/https://biofit.io/ Duration: 00:34:49Living walls in biophilic design with UrbanStrong
Dec 03, 2021GUEST / LILY TURNER / URBANSTRONG NYC
https://urbanstrong.com/LinkedInInstaFacebookHOST / MATT MORLEY / WELLBEING CHAMPION
https://www.mattmorley.net/https://biofilico.com/ LinkedInInstaDuration: 00:25:45
Nature In the City Barri Studio
Nov 26, 2021Conversation highlights:
Everything is interconnected. So at the end, the relationships between plants, insects, and even humans, are crucial for our work, especially in an urban surrounding.We created a garden of pollinators that allows insects to gather and colonize.When we see butterflies in the neighborhood it means that we are recovering, and those vegetation communities are working well. It's like a biodiversity parameter for a healthy environment.In response to climate change, landscape architects have to design with nature, not against it.We did a study of the bird species of the area and their migration... Duration: 00:33:27Building Biology & Sustainability
Nov 19, 2021GUEST / JOHANNES SCHMIDT
https://buildingbiology.com/https://buildingbiology.com/building-biology-course/https://www.baubiologie.de/downloads/25principles.pdf
HOST / MATT MORLEY
https://biofilico.com/https://biofit.io/https://www.mattmorley.net/
CONVERSATION HIGHLIGHTS
The roots of healthy buildings and building biology are here in GermanyIf you study medicine, you learn about illnesses but not about sickness caused by spending time in a buildingIn any house, the most important place from our perspective is the bedroomWe have drastically changed the way we live over the last few generations. Just 100 years ago, we sp... Duration: 00:49:30Active Travel Healthy Buildings
Nov 13, 2021GUEST / JAMES NASH / ACTIVE TRAVEL EXPERT
https://activetravelscore.com/https://www.bikedocksolutions.com/https://www.linkedin.com/company/activescore/HOST MATT MORLEY / WELLBEING CHAMPION
Biofit wellness conceptsBiofilico healthy buildingsLinkedin Duration: 00:31:45Mental wellbeing in university environments
Nov 05, 2021GUEST / DR NATASA LACKOVIC
Profile page, University of LancasterCentre For Higher Education Research & EvaluationStudent Mental Health Network / SMARTENStepchange: mentally healthy universitiesUnite Students
HOST / MATT MORLEY
Biofit wellness conceptsBiofilico healthy buildingsMatt Morley / Wellbeing Champion Duration: 00:34:05Healthy sustainable furniture by Benchmark
Oct 22, 2021GUESTS / SEAN & LAERKE SUTCLIFFE / BENCHMARK FURNITURE
https://benchmarkfurniture.com/ https://www.instagram.com/madebybenchmark/ Made WELL Sustainability ReportHOST / MATT MORLEY / WELLBEING CHAMPION
https://biofilico.com/https://biofit.io/ https://www.mattmorley.net/Duration: 00:40:29
Circular design with SOMA Studio
Oct 15, 2021GUEST / ANA MAGALHAES / SOMA STUDIO
http://www.somastudiomilano.com/SOMA Studio on InstagramSOMA Studio on LinkedInSOMA Studio on YouTubeRo Plastic PrizeHOST / MATT MORLEY / WELLBEING CHAMPION
https://biofit.io/https://biofilico.com/https://www.mattmorley.net/LinkedIn
Duration: 00:27:16
Healthy Interiors with Matter of Stuff
Oct 08, 2021GUESTS / SIMONA AUTERI & SOFIA STEFFENONI
matterofstuff.comdesign manifestosustainabilityinstagram
HOST / MATT MORLEY
Biofilico healthy buildingsBiofit wellness conceptswellbeing championLinkedIn
Duration: 00:32:55
Uncommon biophilic workspaces
Oct 01, 2021GUEST / CHRIS DAVIES, CEO of UNCOMMON WORKSPACES IN LONDON, UK
websitejournalinstagramlinkedinHOST / MATT MORLEY
Biofilico healthy buildingsBiofit wellness conceptsMatt Morley /wellbeing championLinkedIn Duration: 00:28:58Wellable Employee Health & Wellness
Aug 01, 2021Talking workplace wellbeing with Wellable
HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR CONVERSATION
Being healthy to the earth often equates to being healthy to yourselfCompanies are starting to invest in community health initiatives, so not just helping their employees who are living in those communities, but helping all local citizensThere's a shift happening from ROI, return on investment, to VOI value on investmentHealthy people are typically still very active and alert in productivity terms at 4pmNo one ever asked us to create content on the health benefits of gratitude, the health benefits of finding purpose in your life, or the... Duration: 00:38:29Health By Design
Jul 23, 2021Our conversation covers:
Environmental psychologyThe connections between Feng shui, modern health sciences and biohackingOrganizing a healthy homeDetoxifying your home environmentDefining an intention and energy level for different rooms in a houseHis tips on Essential oil aromatherapyActive vs Passive physical activityBiophilic designBuilding biologyThe ancient history of healthy buildingsGUEST / ROR ALEXANDER
https://www.roralexander.com/YouTubeLinkedInInstagramHealth By Design podcastHOST / MATT MORLEY
https://www.mattmorley.net/ https://biofilico.com/https://biofit.io/LinkedInInstagram Duration: 00:44:41WellWise Workplace Wellbeing
Jul 17, 2021Our conversation covers:
Bobbi’s experience creating a framework for student wellbeing via an innovative accommodation offerWellWise’s Research driven diagnostic system approach to workplace wellbeingtheir Employee engagement process to build a culture around wellbeingtheir network of specialists providing bespoke solutions covering everything from sleep quality, to office design and environmental healththe growing importance of mental health support at workthe subtle but important difference between wellness and wellbeingthe opportunities in the UAE market for workplace wellnessGUEST / Bobbi Hartshorne
https://www.bewellwise.com/https://www.linkedin.com/company/bewellwise/https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbihartshornewellbeing/HOST...
Duration: 00:36:52the soke mental wellbeing design
Jul 09, 2021In episode 27 with Dr Chi-Chi Obuaya from The Soke in London, UK we discuss the cultural differences between the UK and the US in openness around mental wellbeing; the impact of Covid on our relationships at home and in the office; mental health champions in the workplace; why having an off-site venue for discussions around mental health is preferable to an in-office solution; designing an interior for mental wellbeing; the parallels between boutique gyms and private clinics in terms of aspirational positioning and how working on your inner game can make you a more effective manager.
GUEST...
Duration: 00:36:27Design Well Studios
Jul 02, 2021Michelle and I dig into a term that is more common in the US than in Europe, namely ‘building biology’, which is a combination of healthy building strategies and Biophilia or nature-connectedness.
Her in-person and virtual assessments of residential environments address issues affecting the health of occupiers, the risks of off-gassing from flooring and wall paint, how to mitigate the risk of Electro-Magnetic Fields (EMFs) in homes and how to safely manage your smart home technology.
Michelle has a lot of strings to her bow, having co-developed a lab test for indoor air quality, launched her o...
Duration: 00:33:38Healthy Place To Work
Jun 04, 2021GUEST / JOHN RYAN / HEALTHY PLACE TO WORK
https://www.healthyplacetowork.com/https://www.linkedin.com/company/healthy-place-to-work-international/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrtUNAO8sbCDtnDtz3FgVHghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salutogenesishttps://albertbandura.com/albert-bandura-agency.html
HOST / MATT MORLEY
MATTMORLEY.NETBIOFIT SUSTAINABLE GYM DESIGNBIOFILICO HEALTHY BUILDINGS Duration: 00:33:18PGA Catalunya Golf & Wellness
May 28, 2021GUEST / DAVID PLANA, CEO, PGA CATALUNYA
https://www.pgacatalunya.com/Wellness CentreGolfReal estateInstagramYouTubeLinkedInHOST / MATT MORLEY
https://www.mattmorley.net/https://biofilico.com/https://biofit.io/LinkedIn Instagram
Duration: 00:27:20
the future of workplace wellbeing
May 21, 2021GUESTS
Tilly Berry of The Yoga Agency: https://theyogaagency.co.uk/Leigh Chapman of Yinshi Meditation: https://www.yinshi.co.uk/Renee Elliott of Beluga Bean: https://belugabean.com/ https://www.planetorganic.com/Tania Jumnoodoo of Thanks Ben: https://www.thanksben.com/HOST
www.mattmorley.netmail @ mattmorley . net Duration: 00:56:32honext healthy materials
May 14, 2021GUEST / Pol Merino of HONEXT
HonextMaterial.comHonext LinkedInHonext InstagramHOST / Matt Morley
mattmorley.netMatt LinkedInMatt Instagram Duration: 00:30:22021 chief wellbeing officer
May 06, 2021GUEST / Dr. Steven MacGregor of The Leadership Academy Barcelona
The LABSustaining Executive PerformanceChief Wellbeing OfficerHOST / Matt Morley
MattMorley.netBiofilicoBiofit
Duration: 00:27:57
020 Rewilding with Lord Somerleyton
Apr 30, 2021GUEST: HUGH CROSSLEY OF SOMERLEYTON, FRITTON LAKE AND WILD EAST FOUNDATION
https://www.frittonlake.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/frittonlake/https://www.facebook.com/frittonlake/https://www.somerleyton.co.uk/https://wildeast.co.uk/https://www.facebook.com/wildeastukhttps://www.instagram.com/wildeastuk/HOST: MATT MORLEY OF BIOFIT NATURAL HEALTH & FITNESS AND BIOFILICO WELLNESS INTERIORS
https://biofilico.com/ https://biofit.io/ https://www.mattmorley.net/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattmorleylux/ Duration: 00:50:16019 RESET Healthy Buildings
Apr 16, 2021GUEST / Stanton Wong, President, RESET
RESET main siteRESET AIR standardHOST / Matt Morley
Founder of BioBlu sustainable yachtingFounder of Biofilico wellness real estate & interiorsFounder of Biofit Health & FitnessDuration: 00:42:22
018 Moore & Giles sustainable leather
Apr 09, 2021GUEST / BEVERLY MCAULEY , DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION & SUSTAINABILITY FOR MOORE & GILES LEATHER
http://mooreandgiles.com/https://www.mooreandgiles.com/leatherHOSt / MATT MORLEY
https://biofilico.com/https://biofit.io/https://sustainableyachtingbioblu.com/Duration: 00:36:33
017 Dr Jenny Goodman: ecological medicine
Apr 02, 2021GUEST / DR. JENNY GOODMAN
https://www.drjennygoodman.com/https://www.instagram.com/dr_jenny_goodman/https://www.facebook.com/DrJennyGoodmanhttps://twitter.com/drjennygoodmanHOST / MATT MORLEY
www.biofilico. com www.biofit.io www.bioblu.org Duration: 00:39:57016 Quinta do Lago
Mar 26, 2021GUEST
Sean Moriarty, CEO, Quinta do Lago
https://www.quintadolago.com/en/
Real estateThe Campus gymGolfFarmHOST
Matt Morley
Biofilico wellness real estate & interiors
Biofit gym advisory
BioBlu sustainability
Duration: 00:26:17015 Zandur: sustainable flooring
Mar 19, 2021GUEST: ROBERT MCKEE / Founder, Zandur / www.zandur.com
HOST: MATT MORLEY / www.biofilico. com / www.biofit.io / www.bioblu.org
Duration: 00:30:32014 Yinshi meditation at work
Mar 12, 2021GUEST / LEIGH CHAPMAN
www.yinshi.co.uk
HOST / MATT MORLEY
www.mattmorley.net
Duration: 00:31:37013 Revivo Eco-Luxury Wellness Resorts
Mar 05, 2021GUEST / LAURIE MIAS, REVIVO
Revivo websitePavilions Hotels, NisekoRevivo InstagramHOST / MATT MORLEY
www.mattmorley.netwww.biofit.iowww.biofilico.comwww.bioblu.org Duration: 00:32:47012 Square Mile Farms: vertical farming
Feb 26, 2021GUEST: JOHNATHAN RANSOM, SQUARE MILE FARMS
https://www.squaremilefarms.com/https://www.instagram.com/squaremilefarms/https://www.facebook.com/squaremilefarmshttps://www.linkedin.com/company/square-mile-farms/https://twitter.com/SM_FarmsHOST: MATT MORLEY
www.mattmorley.netwww.bioblu.orgwww.biofit.iowww.biofilico.com Duration: 00:32:22011 Evalore: building wellness & sustainability
Feb 19, 2021GUEST / PABLO MUNOZ
https://evalore.es/https://airfirst.es/ https://www.facebook.com/EspaciosEvalore/https://twitter.com/Evalorewellhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/espaciosevalore/HOST / MATT MORLEY
www.mattmorley.netwww.biofit.iowww.biofilico.comwww.bioblu.orgDuration: 00:36:30
010 Biofit on Hotel Gyms
Feb 12, 2021HOST: MATT MORLEY, FOUNDER OF BIOFIT GYM ADVISORY
Download the full Hotel Gym Report 2021 herewww.biofit.ioResearch into 'indoor green fitness'Duration: 00:26:51
009 Wellness Architecture, The Good Thing
Feb 05, 2021GUEST / PATI SANTOS OF THE GOOD THING
https://www.thegoodthing.co.uk/
https://www.thegoodthing.co.uk/library
https://www.wellcertified.com/
https://www.lilyjencksstudio.com/
https://www.maggies.org/
HOST / MATT MORLEY
www.mattmorley.net
www.biofit.io
www.biofilico.com
www.bioblu.org
Duration: 00:26:02008 Paul Evmorfidis, Founder of Coco-Mat
Jan 30, 2021Guest: Paul Evmorfidis, Founder of Coco-Mat https://www.coco-mat.com/
Host: Matt Aspiotis Morley, Founder of Biofilico interiors, Biofit nature gyms & BioBlu yacht design
Duration: 00:22:42
007 Sani Resort's sustainability strategy
Oct 20, 2020GUEST / ELENI ANDREADIS OF SANI RESORT
www.sani-resort.com Sani Sustainability Report 2019Sani on InstagramSani on YouTubeSani on FacebookSani on TwitterHOST / MATT MORLEY
www.mattmorley.netwww.biofit.iowww.biofilico.com Duration: 00:40:59006 Conserving Nature with Hero foods
Oct 03, 2020GUESTS
www.hero-group.ch
Hero Group on LinkedIn
Hero Group Sustainability Commitment
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HOST
www.mattmorley.net
www.biofilico.com
www.biofit.io
Duration: 00:32:42005 Nature Wellness Resorts with James Mark, Therme Group
Sep 21, 2020GUEST
https://www.thermegroup.com/
https://www.thermemanchester.co.uk/
Therme - Human Cities - Green Paper download
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HOST
www.mattmorley.net
www.biofilico.com
www.biofit.io
Duration: 00:39:46004 Biophilic Masterplans with John Goldwyn WATG
Aug 06, 2020www.watg.com
WATG instagram
Mont Choisy, Mauritius
www.mattmorley.net
Duration: 00:30:16
003 The Amazon Workplace with Jamie Murray
Jul 15, 2020Guest: Jamie Murray of Amazon Corporate Real Estate EMEA / LinkedIn profile
The Spheres by Amazon in Seattle
USGBC LEED Green Building
WELL Building
Host: Matt Morley, founder of Biofit natural gyms and Biofilico design studio
Duration: 00:26:22002 Karolinska Institutet with the Health Promotion Unit
Jul 11, 2020https://staff.ki.se/health-promotion
https://ki.se/
https://biofit.io/stockholm
Duration: 00:33:18
001 Singita Safari Lodges with Georgie Pennington
Jul 09, 2020www.singita.comhttps://wildlife.singita.com/https://www.facebook.com/singita.gamereserveswww.mattmorley.net
Duration: 00:31:03000 Intro / Matt Morley
Jul 08, 2020https://www.usgbc.org > LEED green building certificationhttps://www.wellcertified.com/ > WELL healthy building certificationhttps://gresb.com/ > GRESB ESG assessmentwww.biofit.io > green & healthy gymswww.biofilico.com > green & healthy interiorswww.mattmorley.net > green & healthy ESG strategy
Duration: 00:08:13