Dave has spent most of his career in the for-profit sector providing visual communications solutions to the construction, office, store and restaurant markets. Some time ago, while researching potential markets for a new product group, he came across the concept of “biophilia” and how forward-thinking healthcare and some commercial organizations had begun incorporating evidence-based biophilic design principles into their respective facilities.

A few years prior, Dave’s mother had spent 6 years in a senior care residence before passing away. Dave never forgot how bleak and depressing the facility looked and felt. At the time, he couldn’t put his finger on what was missing. The furniture was old but clean, the walls were painted using neutral colors and where there was art on the walls, it was probably art that was donated by local artists. It was years later -- when he learned about the healing powers of biophilia that it occurred to him that biophilic design elements such as Healing Art could have made a dramatic difference in the lives of the residents, their families and the hard working staff.

Though we now know about the benefits of biophilic design, very few have undertaken biophilic programs. After learning what he knows now, Dave decided that he wanted to contribute to improving the lives of the men, women and children living in our long term, palliative or hospice care facilities (or those receiving treatment in one of our nation’s healthcare facilities) -- one wall at a time.