Biophillic Design Consideration

Need more info here as well.

Does "nature conectedness" mean how earth friendly the materials are? Or something else?

I am going to answer my own question:

The internet says: "Biophilic design is a concept used within the building industry to increase occupant connectivity to the natural environment through the use of direct nature, indirect nature, and space and place conditions. Used at both the building and city-scale, it is argued that this idea has health, environmental, and economic benefits for building occupants and urban environments, with few drawbacks. Although its name was coined in recent history, indicators of biophilic design have been seen in architecture from as far back as the Hanging Gardens of Babylon." (source)

Some psychologists think that humans have an inherited need to be connected to nature. In our modern life we are more and more separated from it, especially when we surround ourselves with synthetic materials in our homes, including the system we're using to create heat.

The idea is that some of these heating systems are more "biophilic design friendly" than others. At one end of the spectrum could be the unnatural look of a plastic box with a fan inside of a mini split system, and at the other end could  be the warm and cozy look of a cob built mass heater.

Electric Baseboard--No



Mini Splits--No



In Ground Heat Pump--No



Central Natural Gas Furnace--No



Central Propane Furnace--No



Pellet Stove--Possibly able to promote and take advantage of regional biomass commercialization. May be regenerative, may be based on strip mining all biomasss in the area. A good deal of processing and transportation is required to turn biomass into pellets.



Wood Stove--Possibly able to promote and take advantage of regional biomass commercialization. May be regenerative, may be based on strip mining all biomasss in the area. Regenerative on site woodlot management is absolutely possible.



Modern wood stove--Possibly able to promote and take advantage of regional biomass commercialization. May be regenerative, may be based on strip mining all biomasss in the area. Regenerative on site woodlot management is absolutely possible with more carbon sequestered in root systems than is burned for fuel. Modern wood stoves also use a lot less wood than older wood stoves.



Masonry Heater--Possibly able to promote and take advantage of regional biomass commercialization. May be regenerative, may be based on strip mining all biomasss in the area. Regenerative on site woodlot management is absolutely possible with more carbon sequestered in root systems than is burned for fuel. Masonry heaters also use a lot less fuel than woodstoves.



Rocket Mass Heater--Possibly able to promote and take advantage of regional biomass commercialization. May be regenerative, may be based on strip mining all biomasss in the area. Regenerative on site woodlot management is absolutely possible with more carbon sequestered in root systems than is burned for fuel. Rocket heaters also use a lot less fuel than woodstoves.