Saturday, April 12, 2014

Jessica Green: We're covered in germs. Let's design for that transcript

Resource: http://www.ted.com/talks/jessica_green_good_germs_make_healthy_buildings



This talk is very original and fundamental, thinking sustainability from the microscopic level. Studying bacterial population and in dust to observe the ecosystem. It is very provocative to see how the science and Architecture works together. The speaker points out the idea of living in harmony with our environment at a micro scale. Sustainable includes everything; from macro concern like global warming to micro concern of one person's health. Both concerns cannot be detached. This is a good example of specific study area can affects everyday life. In the presentation she suggest activating good germs to perform for our health which may influence designing architecture that understands the ecosystem.


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