Biomimicry involves three main elements:

(1) Examining nature’s models, strategies, processes, and features.

(2) Creating nature-inspired design from those models, strategies, processes, and features.

(3) Applying those designs in our world to help solve human problems.

Humans’ innate love of and connection to nature.

An approach to interior and building design that revolves around strengthening the connection between residents/occupants and the natural world.

For example, an apartment with biophilic design may feature large sources of natural light, many real plants, ocean-themed artwork, and other elements that make you feel like you’re outdoors while indoors.

Human-made surroundings where human activity takes place, such as buildings, parks, and roads.

According to Reverend Benjamin E. Chavis, Jr., Ex-Chairman of the NAACP, environmental racism is "racial discrimination in environmental policy-making, enforcement of regulations and laws, and targeting of communities of color for toxic waste disposal and siting of polluting industries.”

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, environmental justice is “the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations and policies.”

Green is an adjective used to describe anything (e.g., products, lifestyles, buildings, food, etc.) that is environmentally-friendly and/or healthy.

The environmental and behavioral shifts that people make at home to ultimately get better sleep in their bedrooms, nutrition in their kitchens, self-esteem in front of their bathroom mirrors, fun and happiness in their living rooms, and healing throughout their homes.

According to the U.S. Green Building Council, “LEED is a third-party green building certification program and the globally recognized standard for the design, construction and operation of high-performance green buildings and neighborhoods.”

LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.

LEED AP stands for LEED Accredited Professional. Professionals can study and test for LEED exams to earn their LEED AP credentials. People with these credentials have advanced knowledge in green building.

The broader sustainable design industry designs products, services, buildings, and operations to be more eco-friendly and healthy.

According to McGill University, sustainability means “meeting our own needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. In addition to natural resources, we also need social and economic resources. Sustainability is not just environmentalism. Embedded in most definitions of sustainability we also find concerns for social equity and economic development.”

Category of architectural design that uses locally available resources and traditions to address local building and design needs.

According to the International Well Building Institute, the WELL Accredited Professional (WELL AP) credential “denotes expertise in the WELL Building Standard (WELL) and a commitment to advancing human health and wellness in buildings and communities around the world. The WELL AP credential is awarded to those who successfully pass the WELL AP exam.”

According to the Global Wellness Institute, wellness lifestyle real estate is an industry in which “homes are proactively designed and built to support the holistic health of their residents.”