IEN was honoured to be invited to give a guest lecture at Universiti Malaya about the importance of Healthy Work Spaces. We shared the convincing economic case for designing / retrofitting buildings to have a conducive and stimulating indoor environments that allow people to thrive. We used two of our projects, the Paramit factory and the Unilever Malaysia office, as case studies. And we used the Birdie air quality sensor for the first time - and the canary bird died! Learn more / slide download

Building with living trees is an fascinating concept, as it does not require cutting down any trees or using any resources. The biophilic element of ever changing trees is also captivating. Interestingly, building with living trees is already practised around the World. We felt so inspired by Felix Klee's "Hyperboloid Banyan" presentation that we undertook an internal brainstorming later the same day to explore ways use Banyan trees in building projects. See our illustrated ideas for Malaysia.

Watch the presentation of the pioneering super energy efficient, innovative and zero energy COOLTEK House in Melaka, Malaysia. The house design was conceptualised by Stephanie Bacon and her late husband, Harry Boswell, when they moved from the UK to retire in tropical Malaysia. They set out to design and build a 24-hour air-conditioned house that employed all the principles of designing according to the tropical climate. Watch the 1-hour talk and download the slides. Enjoy - and be inspired!