Biophilic Design & Rooftop Deck Systems: A Natural Connection

Start Date

10/26/2025

End Date

10/26/2027

Description

Incorporating nature into the built environment through biophilic design increases occupant well-being, productivity, and health and is an integral component of an ecologically healthy and sustainable community. Presented here is an overview of biophilic design, its relationship to sustainability, and its positive human, environmental, and economic outcomes. Case studies demonstrate how rooftop deck systems can contribute to biophilic and sustainable design objectives.

Distance Learning

Yes

Course Equivalency

Subjects

Green Roofs
Healthcare & Therapeutic Design
Housing & Community Design
Sustainable Development & Design

Health, Safety and Welfare

Yes

Hours

1.0

Learning Outcomes

Define biophilic design and explain how it is linked to a truly sustainable built environment.

Discuss the principles essential to the effective practice of biophilic design that result in a range of positive physical, mental, behavioral, and environmental outcomes.

Present the economic argument that investments in biophilic design earn high returns in human health and productivity.

Use case studies to illustrate how modular rooftop deck systems can contribute to biophilic and sustainable design goals and may help projects earn certification through LEED® v4 BD+C: New Construction, SITES® v2, and the WELL v2 Building Standard™.

Instructors

Mark Fusco, LEED AP, GRP

Course Codes

Provider

AEC Daily Corporation

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